When the patient cannot move: the challenge of getting the radiograph right on the first exposure

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0300

The patient arrives on a stretcher, wearing a cervical collar, with a suspected hip fracture. The request is for a pelvis radiograph and a lateral view of the femur. The positioning manual describes both projections with the patient rotating the leg, lying on their side or raising the limb. None of those movements is possible, and some of them should not even be attempted.

The radiograph still has to show the entire anatomy, without rotation that gets in the way of reading it, and with the correct exposure. And, preferably, on the first attempt.

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When the patient cannot move: the challenge of getting the radiograph right on the first exposure