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Introduced
[[Image:Skeletal pelvis-pubis.svg|350px|thumb|The skeleton of the pelvis:
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<br />'''2–4.''' [[Hip bone]] (''os coxae'')
<br />'''1.''' [[Sacrum]] (''os sacrum''), '''2.''' [[Ilium (bone)|Ilium]] (''os ilium''), '''3.''' [[Ischium]] (''os ischii'')
<br />'''4.''' [[Pubic bone]] (''os pubis'') ('''4a.''' ''[[Body of pubic bone|corpus]]'', '''4b.''' ''[[Superior pubic ramus|ramus superior]]'', '''4c.''' ''[[Inferior pubic ramus|ramus inferior]]'', '''4d.''' ''[[Pubic tubercle|tuberculum pubicum]]'')
<br />'''5.''' [[Pubic symphysis]], '''6.''' [[Acetabulum]] (of the [[hip joint]]), '''7.''' ''[[Foramen obturatum]]'', '''8.''' [[Coccyx]]/tailbone (''os coccygis'')
<br />'''Dotted.''' Linea terminalis of the pelvic brim
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The '''pelvic bones'' strictly consist of the [[sacrum]], the [[coccyx]] and the [[hip bone]]s (imaged). In radiology, the exam also includes the the proximal femurs (and the inferior vertebral column) because these also fall within the projection.
==Modalities==
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File:Normal-pelvis-001.jpg|link=X-ray of the pelvic bones|[[X-ray of the pelvic bones|'''X-ray ''' of the pelvic bones]]
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==Main referral issues==
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File:Low-dose_CT_of_sagittal_pelvic_outlet_diameter.jpg|link=Pelvimetry|[[Pelvimetry]]
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