[Computer-tomographic diagnosis of the traumatised pelvis (author's transl)]

Eighteen patients with fractures of the pelvis were examined by computer tomography. The results were compared with those of conventional radiological diagnosis. In each case the bone injuries were accurately diagnosed, in some patients additional information was obtained or the findings corrected. It was also possible to demonstrate injuries to pelvic, abdominal and retroperitoneal organs and injuries to other regions of the body, such as the skull and thorax. Haematomas could be directly demonstrated and additional information, useful for plannng surgery, was obtained.