Fracture-dislocation of the hip: what does volumetric computed tomography add to detection, characterization, and planning treatment?
Traumatic hip fracture-dislocations are serious injuries and may lead to long-term disability even if managed correctly. Standard radiographic procedures have a limited value in fully evaluating a traumatized hip. Multidetector computed tomography is, today, a valuable diagnostic tool for the evaluation of patients with traumatic hip fracture-dislocation. This article reviews the mechanism, clinical presentation, diagnostic algorithm, imaging findings, and the treatment associated with hip fracture-dislocations. The role of volumetric computed tomography in detection, characterization, and planning treatment of these injuries is discussed.
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Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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Elliot K
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Carrino
John A
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Fayad
Laura M
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D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods