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2010 Inaccuracies Common in Diagnostic X-Rays for Hip and Pelvic Fractures Medscape
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Location: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/719016
Description: Report on article in AJR (Am J Roentgenol. 2010;94:1054-1060.)The results showed that X-ray missed a number of fractures and that MRI revealed many fractures undetected by X-ray. Among other findings:
* 13 patients (14%) had 23 fractures (6 hip, 17 pelvic) undetected by X-ray but confirmed by MRI
* 11 patients (12%) whose X-ray suggested the presence of fractures had MRIs that showed none
* 15 patients (16%) with X-rays that did reveal fractures had MRIs that depicted additional breaks missed by X-ray
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Institution: Medscape
Primary Subject/Category:
- - OCOSH Classification: Investigations: Radiology - General: Radiology - Conditions
- - OCOSH Classification: Trauma: Fractures: Femur Fractures: Hip Fractures
- - OCOSH Classification: Trauma: Fractures: Pelvic Fractures
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Added: Wed Mar 31 2010
Last Modified: Sun May 15 2011