ABC of Emergency Radiology THE HIP

Osteoporotic Hip Fracture as a Delayed Complication of Bariatric Surgery

“…To maintain this level, it is recommended that all gastric bypass patients receive 1200mg of calcium supplementation per day, as well as an additional 800 IU of vitamin D [ 17 ]. Despite these recommendations, it is unclear if supplementation effectively halts bone density loss [ 17 , 24 ].…”

“…Osteoporotic hip fractures are usually visible as lucent lines along the femoral neck on an anteroposterior radiograph. The fractures are typically subcapital and intracapsular [ 27 ]. Traumatic, non-osteoporotic fractures, on the other hand, are often associated with injuries to the rest of the pelvis, femur, or knee.…”

“…Traumatic, non-osteoporotic fractures, on the other hand, are often associated with injuries to the rest of the pelvis, femur, or knee. They may also be associated with avulsions and femoral dislocations, both of which are rarely seen with fragility fractures [ 27 ]. If the radiograph is negative but clinical suspicion remains high, the radiograph should be followed by an MRI.…”

Vital Radiology – Learning from Our Mistakes to Improve Junior Doctors' Interpretation of Radiographs

“…We used several teaching resources whilst developing the session content, including Radiology textbooks, Radiology teaching websites, medical textbooks and relevant journals. 3,5–17 All the images were original radiographs provided and anonymised by our Consultant Radiologist, and all of the online teaching sessions were edited by the Consultant Radiologist before being published on the Mersey School of Radiology Website. 18…”

Radiological assessment of the knee in children

“…We suggest that P Sanville and colleagues' article on radiological assessment of the knee3 should have mentioned that in children a comparison of the opposing side facilitates the distinction between acute and chronic disease.…”