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A pelvic fracture is a break of the bony structure of the pelvis. [1] This includes any break of the sacrum , hip bones ( ischium , pubis , ilium ), or tailbone . [ 1 ] Symptoms include pain, particularly with movement. [ 1 ]
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]
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 ]
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 ...
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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.
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".
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