Pelvic Trauma
A 45-year-old motorcyclist presents after a side-impact collision with direct trauma to his right pelvis. He has pain over the iliac crest and is hemodynamically stable. Radiographs show an isolated comminuted fracture of the iliac wing without involvement of the acetabulum or pelvic ring. There is no evidence of pelvic ring disruption on CT scan. Regarding iliac wing (Duverney) fractures:
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A Duverney fracture is an isolated fracture of the iliac wing that does not violate the pelvic ring ...
The iliac wing is primarily composed of cancellous bone sandwiched between two cortical plates (inne...
Isolated iliac wing fractures require operative fixation in all cases to prevent nonunion; the pelvi...
Most isolated iliac wing fractures can be managed non-operatively with protected weight bearing, ana...
Associated injuries with iliac wing fractures include: gluteal muscle hematoma, superior gluteal art...
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