title: [Hip and pelvic injuries in the elderly].
abstract: Fractures of the hip and pelvis are frequent and serious injuries in elderly patients. Due to the aging population, their incidence should double by 2050. Therefore, the social and economical implications of these fractures are significant. Delay in diagnosis increases the associated morbidity and mortality. The purpose is to review the imaging features of these fractures, the imaging techniques (projections, CT) to depict them and their classification based on severity.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Imagerie Ostéoarticulaire, Département d'Imagerie Médicale, CHU Lapeyronie, 371 Avenue du Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Larbi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cyteval
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries*