Usefulness of Pelvic Radiographs in the Initial Trauma Evaluation with Concurrent CT: Is Additional Radiation Exposure Necessary?

Figure 1

A portable radiograph of the pelvis (a) was performed on a 7-year-old male who was the victim of an automobile versus pedestrian trauma. No fracture or dislocation is seen on the radiograph. Twenty-nine minutes later, a contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen and pelvis (b) was performed on the same patient demonstrating a nondisplaced left superior pubic ramus fracture (arrow).

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