Trochanteric Hip Fracture
Trochanteric hip fracture (PA radiograph without markers).
Following a fall, the right hip of a 80-year-old woman became painful and moving was difficult. In physical examination, the pelvis was stable and painless, but in the right hip there was tenderness on palpation.
Trochanteric hip fracture (PA radiograph with markers).
A plain radiograph of the hips reveals a trochanteric fracture on the right side. Additionally, there are calcified phleboliths (i.e. vein stones) in the lesser pelvis (circle).
Picture and text: Tiina Lehtimäki, HUS Imaging
Primary/Secondary Keywords
- hip
- fracture
- trochanter fracture
- pelvis
- pelvis x-ray
- x-ray
- phlebolith
- vein stone