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Shenton line 
Dr Ayla Al Kabbani ◉ and Assoc Prof Frank
Gaillard ◉ ◈ et al.

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):

developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)

fractured neck of femur

History and etymology

The line was !rst described in 1902 by Edward
Warren Hine Shenton (1872-1955), an English
radiologist 2.

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Figure 2: Shenton line

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