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+Further imaging
==Detection==
[[File:X-ray of subtle compressive hip fracture.jpg|thumb|A hip fracture appearing as a subtle subcapital radiodense line.]]
{{Fracture detection on X-ray}}
Also have a glance at the projected [[pelvic bones]].
===Further imaging===
If findings are equivocal of a fracture, or there is a strong clinical suspicion despite a normal X-ray, further imaging can be done with CT and/or MRI:
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File:CT of subtle compressive hip fracture.jpg|Subsequent [[CT scan]] of the same case as above. The cortex is coherent, which is atypical of a fracture.
File:T1 TSE MRI of hip fracture.jpg|Subsequent T1-weighted turbo spin echo [[MRI]] confirms a fracture, as the surrounding bone marrow has low signal from edema.
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==Classification==
