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Abstract
Patients with severe fractures of the pelvis often have significant associated injuries and a high rate of mortality. When these patients arrive in the emergency department they are often haemodynamically unstable and urgent decisions are required before beginning treatment. An accurate and reliable imaging-base classification system of these fractures is needed to guide management.
Portable pelvis x-ray is a good screening tool to determine if the patient has a fracture that may need further investigation. The sensitivity of pelvic radiography is low (55%), and it is not reliable for determining if the pelvic injury is stable or not. The sensitivity of radiography was mainly good in the anteroinferior parts of the pelvis, fair in the acetabulum and ileum, and poor in the posterior ring.