Shenton's line

X-ray of
measurements in hip dysplasia.
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X-ray of
measurements in a normal hip joint, showing no signs of hip dysplasia.
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Developmental
dysplasia of hip. Patient B: The Shenton"s curve is preserved in the right side (right black curve) while it is disrupted in the left side (red arrow).
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Shenton line is an imaginary curved line drawn along the inferior border of the superior pubic ramus (superior border of the obturator foramen) and along the inferomedial border of the neck of femur. This line should be continuous and smooth.

Interruption of the Shenton line can indicate (in the correct clinical scenario):

History and etymology

The line was first described in 1902 by Edward Warren Hine Shenton (1872-1955), an English radiologist .

Siehe auch:
und weiter:
Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Shenton's line:
Perkin"s
line
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Hilgenreiner"s
line
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