PELVIC FRACTURES - ASSESSMENT BY CONVENTIONAL RADIOGRAPHY AND CT

Sixty-two patients with pelvic fractures were evaluated by conventiona l radiography and CT. A correct pathoanatomic classification of the fr actures was most often obtained by conventional radiography, but CT ad ded information regarding acetabular fractures and involvement of the posterior part of the pelvic ring. Besides, CT was essential in the de tection of intraarticular fragments and lesions of the femoral head. C lassification of pelvic ring fractures by the pattern of traumatic for ces nas easily obtainable by conventional radiography, but often diffi cult to achieve by CT.