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Pelvic fractures make up around 3% of adult fractures. [1] Stable fractures generally have a good outcome. [1] The risk of death with an unstable fracture is about 15%, while those who also have low blood pressure have a risk of death approaching 50%. [2] [4] Unstable fractures are often associated with injuries to other parts of the body. [3]
1 2 3 A - stable: Innominate bone avulsion or wing fracture Stable ring fracture with intact posterior arch Denis III transverse sacral fracture B - rotationally unstable/vertically stable: Open-book external rotation injury Young-Burgess lateral compression type internal rotation injury Bilateral C - rotationally and vertically unstable
The Young–Burgess classification is a system of categorizing pelvic fractures based on the vector of applied force at the time of injury and degree of resulting disruption, allowing judgment on the stability of the pelvic ring and prediction of associated blood loss. [1]
1 language. العربية; Edit links ... Coopernail sign is a medical sign that denotes fracture of pelvis. [1] References ... Wikipedia® is a registered trademark ...
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The "Honda sign" (H-pattern [1]) is a radiologic sign seen in case of sacral insufficiency fracture in bilateral sacral insufficiency fractures on a radioisotope bone scan. [2] It gets its name because the shape observed resembles the logo of the Honda motor company, resembling the alphabet "H".
They are caused by direct trauma to the iliac wing, and are generally stable fractures as they do not disrupt the weight bearing pelvic ring. [1] The fracture is named after the French surgeon Joseph Guichard Duverney who described the injury in his book Maladies des Os which was published posthumously in 1751. [2]
A Malgaigne fracture is vertical pelvic fracture with bilateral sacroiliac dislocation and fracture of the pubic rami. It is named for Joseph-François Malgaigne . Classification