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'''[[Projectional radiography]] ("X-ray") of the [[pelvic bones]]''' covers the skeleton from the inferior [[vertebral column]] to the [[proximal femur]].
 
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In suspected coccyx fractures, projectional radiography has no quantifiable clinical impact,<ref name="HannaSadiq2016">{{cite journal|last1=Hanna|first1=Tarek N.|last2=Sadiq|first2=Mahniya|last3=Ditkofsky|first3=Noah|last4=Benayoun|first4=Marc|last5=Datir|first5=Abhijit|last6=Rohatgi|first6=Saurabh|last7=Khosa|first7=Faisal|title=Sacrum and Coccyx Radiographs Have Limited Clinical Impact in the Emergency Department|journal=American Journal of Roentgenology|volume=206|issue=4|year=2016|pages=681–686|issn=0361-803X|doi=10.2214/AJR.15.15095}}</ref> and is regarded as a waste of resources and unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radiopaedia.org/articles/coccygeal-fracture?lang=us|title=Coccygeal fracture|author=Henry Knipe|website=[[Radiopaedia]]|accessdate=2019-07-02}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 09:45, 2 July 2019

Author: Mikael Häggström [notes 1]
Projectional radiography ("X-ray") of the pelvic bones covers the skeleton from the inferior vertebral column to the proximal femur.

Contents

Normal anatomy

Subregions

Coccyx

In suspected coccyx fractures, projectional radiography has no quantifiable clinical impact,[1] and is regarded as a waste of resources and unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation.[2]

Notes

  1. For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Radlines:Authorship for details.

References

  1. Hanna, Tarek N.; Sadiq, Mahniya; Ditkofsky, Noah; Benayoun, Marc; Datir, Abhijit; Rohatgi, Saurabh; Khosa, Faisal (2016). "Sacrum and Coccyx Radiographs Have Limited Clinical Impact in the Emergency Department ". American Journal of Roentgenology 206 (4): 681–686. doi:10.2214/AJR.15.15095. ISSN 0361-803X. 
  2. Henry Knipe. Coccygeal fracture. Radiopaedia. Retrieved on 2019-07-02.