[Value of ultrasound examination in injuries of the symphysis].

Abstract

Lesions of the symphisis are usually diagnosed by a pelvis X-ray. The use of ultrasound examination is not very common. The application of the ultrasonic head in a suprasymphyseal manner will result in good images of the anterior pelvis. The outcome of diastasis as well as of the edge of the symphysis measurements taken by ultrasound were comparable to the X-ray picture. Therefore ultrasound investigation is usefull for primary diagnosis and follow-up examination in injuries of the symphysis. Accompanying fractures of the pelvic ring stay in this case undetected.