Research Article
The Necessity of CT Hip Scans in the Investigation of Occult Hip Fractures and Their Effect on Patient Management
Table 1
Indications for CT hip scans.
| | N (%) |
| Total CT hip scans performed | 702 (100) | Suspected occult hip fracture | 447 (63.7) | Preoperative planning | 53 (7.5) | Postoperative assessment | 71 (10.1) | Chronic pathology | 131 (18.7) | Longstanding hip pain | 96 (13.7) | Malignancy | 14 (2) | Infection | 9 (1.3) | Postreduction | 7 (1) | Miscellaneous | 5 (0.7) |
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