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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 [[Radiobiology|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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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.

Normal anatomy

Main article: Normal X-rays of the pelvic bones at 0 to 20 years

  • 3 years

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.
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