Fig. 17

The creation of the "teardrop" view. a The red line represents the contour of the inner table and sciatic notch creating the medial half of the "teardrop". The black line represents the contour of the anterior ilium that creates a portion of the teardrop. b The blue line represents the contour of the opposite lateral half of the "teardrop". The ideal "teardrop" view results from an overlap of the blue, red, and black lines [41]