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The modified protocol includes anterior-posterior projections of the anterior pelvis (as in the original EUA protocol), with additional obturator inlet projections of the SI joints. The primary outcomes were reclassification and detection of occult SI joint diastasis, either anterior or complete, following the modified EUA protocol.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thirty-five patients, with a mean age of 53, were included, 80% sustaining high-energy trauma. Following modified EUA, 23 (65.7%) of injuries were reclassified compared to classifications from CTs: 9 of 12 (75%) APC1s to APC2, 1 of 12 (8.3%) APC1s to APC3, and 13 of 23 (56.5%) APC2s to APC3. In 16 cases (45.7%), examining the SI joint during EUA enabled localisation of SI diastasis. Eleven patients of 13 (84.6%) with symphyseal diastasis less than the standard cut-off value of 2.5\u00a0cm had occult SI diastasis visible on the obturator inlet images. Four of 14 (28.5%) patients with rotational instability less than the standard cut-off value of 1.0\u00a0cm had complete SI diastasis visible on obturator inlet images.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A modified EUA protocol, including obturator inlet projections of the SI joints, in patients with APC pelvic ring injuries has been proposed. 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