Hip (proximal femoral) fracture on X-ray: 16 real cases

Real, openly licensed radiographs showing hip (proximal femoral) fracture. Study what to look for, then open each case and read it yourself before revealing the answer.

What to look for

  • Subcapital fracture with full displacement.
  • Broken Shenton's line.

Learn: Hip fracture

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Cases

Radiograph from the case bank: Hip (proximal femoral) fractureCase #20458202Lower limb · BeginnerRadiograph from the case bank: Hip (proximal femoral) fractureCase #388629Lower limb · BeginnerRadiograph from the case bank: Hip (proximal femoral) fractureCase #19317127Lower limb · BeginnerRadiograph from the case bank: Hip (proximal femoral) fractureCase #111005935Lower limb · BeginnerRadiograph from the case bank: Hip (proximal femoral) fractureCase #98752965Lower limb · BeginnerRadiograph from the case bank: Hip (proximal femoral) fractureCase #98752956Lower limb · BeginnerRadiograph from the case bank: Hip (proximal femoral) fractureCase #17723158Lower limb · BeginnerRadiograph from the case bank: Hip (proximal femoral) fractureCase #41254467Lower limb · BeginnerRadiograph from the case bank: Hip (proximal femoral) fractureCase #130392170Lower limb · BeginnerRadiograph from the case bank: Hip (proximal femoral) fractureCase #47020155Lower limb · BeginnerRadiograph from the case bank: Hip (proximal femoral) fractureCase #3278900Lower limb · BeginnerRadiograph from the case bank: Hip (proximal femoral) fractureCase #3278911Lower limb · BeginnerRadiograph from the case bank: Hip (proximal femoral) fractureCase #98819922Lower limb · BeginnerRadiograph from the case bank: Hip (proximal femoral) fractureCase #111692389Lower limb · BeginnerRadiograph from the case bank: Hip (proximal femoral) fractureCase #110628976Lower limb · BeginnerRadiograph from the case bank: Hip (proximal femoral) fractureCase #75868025Lower limb · Beginner

Other lower limb diagnoses

Diagnoses come from each image's documented source. Credits and licences are shown on each case and on the image credits page.