Pelvic Trauma
A 28-year-old motorcyclist is brought to the emergency department after a high-speed collision. He is hypotensive (BP 85/50 mmHg) with a heart rate of 125 bpm. Physical examination reveals pelvic instability with lateral compression on manual testing. Pelvic radiograph shows widening of the pubic symphysis to 4 cm and left sacroiliac joint disruption. Regarding pelvic ring injuries:
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The Young-Burgess classification categorizes pelvic ring injuries by mechanism: lateral compression ...
Hemorrhage is the leading cause of death in pelvic ring injuries; sources include the presacral veno...
External rotation force (APC mechanism) closes the pelvic ring and causes sacral compression fractur...
Pubic symphysis diastasis greater than 2.5 cm indicates disruption of the anterior sacroiliac ligame...
Morel-Lavallée lesions are closed degloving injuries occurring over the greater trochanter or latera...
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