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2. Pelvic fracture - Wikipedia

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   One specific kind of pelvic fracture is known as an 'open book' fracture. This is often the result of a heavy impact to the groin (pubis), a common motorcycling accident injury. In this kind of injury, the left and right halves of the pelvis are separated at front and rear, the front opening more than the rear, i.e. like an open book that falls ...

3. Young–Burgess classification - Wikipedia

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   Direct (or indirect via the proximal femur) lateral impact against the pelvic ring Superior directed force to one side of the pelvis Combination of other injury vectors (e.g. LC + VS) APC I - Symphysis widening < 2 cm LC I - Compression fractures of the pubic rami (superior pubic ramus and inferior pubic ramus) and ipsilateral anterior sacral ala

4. Tile classification - Wikipedia

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   The Tile classification is a system of categorizing pelvic fractures based on fracture pattern, [1] allowing judgment on the stability of the pelvic ring. Classification [ edit ]

5. List of eponymous fractures - Wikipedia

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   vertical pelvic fracture through both pubic rami and the ilium or sacroiliac joint with vertical displacement: high energy impact to pelvis (front to back) Malgaigne's fracture at TheFreeDictionary.com: March fracture: Marching: stress fracture of a metatarsal shaft: heavy or unaccustomed exercise: Metatarsal Stress Fracture at eMedicine ...

6. Urethral rupture - Wikipedia

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   Rupture of the urethra is an uncommon result of penile injury, incorrect catheter insertion, straddle injury, or pelvic girdle fracture. The urethra, the muscular tube that allows for urination, may be damaged by trauma. When urethral rupture occurs, urine may extravasate (escape) into the surrounding tissues.

7. Vaginal trauma - Wikipedia

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   Non-obstetric causes include: sexual assault, [10] consensual sex, [11] fracture of the pelvis, foreign object inserted into the vagina, [12] jet ski and water-skiing accidents [13] or blunt force trauma, such as being kicked or kneed in the groin during an athletic competition.

8. Honda sign - Wikipedia

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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".

9. Duverney fracture - Wikipedia

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   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.