Computerized axial tomography to demonstrate occult fractures of the acetabulum in children.
Following hip trauma in children an intra-articular osteocartilaginous fragment may be retained within the hip joint. This fragment may not be visualized by plain films or arthrography. However, computerized tomography clearly demonstrated such fragments in the two children with post-traumatic painful hips reported in this paper.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000077:Acetabulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed