title: Evaluation of pelvic fractures. Clinical and radiologic.
abstract: This article gives the orthopedic surgeon a framework to use during the initial evaluation of a patient with a pelvic fracture in the emergency room. The essential elements of the assessment of instability, both clinically and radiologically, are given in this article. Examples of the major patterns of instability are provided.
authors.affiliation: London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: MacLeod
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed