Obligatory medical device diagnostics.
- Conventional radiographs:
- Deep pelvic overview
- Proximalfemur axial
- If necessary, X-ray control examination (CT, MRI) 3-4 days after the accident in the initial absence of fracture evidence.
Optional medical device diagnostics – depending on the results of the history, physical examination, laboratory diagnostics and obligatory medical device diagnostics – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Conventional radiography of the entire thigh.
- X-ray of the thorax (X-ray thorax/chest), in two planes.
- Sonography (ultrasound examination) of the hip joint – if hemarthros (presence of blood in the joint space), capsular tension is suspected.
- Computed tomography (CT; sectional imaging method (X-ray images from different directions with computer-based evaluation), particularly well suited for the depiction of bony injuries) – in the absence of fracture evidence in conventional radiography.
- Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI; computer-based cross-sectional imaging method (using magnetic fields, that is, without X-rays); particularly well suited for the depiction of soft tissue injuries) – in the absence of fracture evidence in conventional radiography.
