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Pelvic Fractures - ambonsall.com
Version Pelvic Fractures 23/04/2012. Major Pelvic # result from very high energy trauma and have high mortality. However, minor, stable #s may only require a period of rest and analgesia followed by gradual mobilisation. Epidemiology ~1-3% of all skeletal injuries/. Found in 30% of multiply injured patients. Most due to MVA or fall from height. Elderly may just have simple fall. Classification Young classification: (Mechanism-based). Lat compression (LC): Acetabular Fractures . side-on MVA/car vs Ped Vertical shear (VS): Often a fall from height. Ant-post compression (APC). Open book #'s Head-on MVA/car vs Ped Combined mechanism (CM). Usually LC & APC. Mechanism Characteristics Hemipelvis Stability & Type Displacement LC I Ipsilateral sacral buckle Fractures (A), ipsilateral horizontal pubic rami Internal rotation Stable Fractures (B)(or disruption of symphysis with overlapping pubic bones). LC II Type I plus ipsilateral iliac wing fracture or posterior SI joint disruption (R) Internal rotation Rotationally unstable, vertically stable LC III Type I or Type II plus contralateral pubic rami Fractures or disruption of Internal rotation+ Rotationally unstable, the sacrotuberous and/or sacrospinous ligaments.
Version 2.2 Pelvic Fractures 23/04/2012 Major pelvic # result from very high energy trauma and have high mortality. However, minor, stable #s may only require a period of rest and analgesia followed by gradual mobilisation.
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