Pelvis - Acetabular fracture - AP

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Pelvis - Acetabular fracture - AP

  • A step in the pelvic ring cortex indicates a fracture
  • A subtle fracture line passes into the acetabulum of the hip joint

Pelvis - Acetabular fractures - AP

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Pelvis - Acetabular fractures - AP

  • In this case the acetabulum has given way and there is medial migration of the femoral head
  • The pelvic ring (white line) should be continuous

Page author: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust UK (Read bio)

Last reviewed: November 2018