The Necessity of CT Hip Scans in the Investigation of Occult Hip Fractures and Their Effect on Patient Management

Table 2

Fracture patterns for positive CT hip results.

	N (%)
Fracture detected
Yes	251 (56.2)
No	196 (43.8)
Fracture types
Occult proximal femur	108 (43)
Pubic ramus	51 (20.3)
Greater trochanter	31 (12.4)
Acetabulum	18 (7.2)
Iliac crest	4 (1.6)
Sacrum	1 (0.4)
Combination	33 (13.1)
Others^#	5 (2)
Occult proximal femur types
Subcapital	58 (53.4)
Intertrochanteric	39 (36.1)
Basicervical	4 (3.7)
Transcervical	4 (3.7)
Pertrochanteric	1 (0.9)
Subtrochanteric	2 (1.9)

Combination patterns include any two or more of the following: ramus, sacrum, acetabulum, ilium, and ischium. ^#Other fracture patterns include distal femur (1), femoral head (2), femoral shaft (1), and lesser trochanter (1).