RT Book, Section
A1 Barton, Melissa A.
A1 Derstine, H. Scott
A1 Barclay-Buchanan, Ciara J.
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Cline, David M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1121495731
T1 Pelvis Injuries
T2 Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071794763
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121495731
RD 2024/04/23
AB Most  pelvic  fractures  are  secondary  to  automobile  passenger  or  pedestrian  accidents  but  are  also  the  result  of  minor  falls  in  older  persons  and  from  major  falls  or  crush  injuries.  The  mortality  rate  from  all  pelvic  fractures  is  approximately  5%.  However,  with  complex  pelvic  fractures,  the  mortality  rate  is  about  20%.1  Isolated  fractures  of  the  pubic  rami  are  likely  in  the  elderly  who  sustain  a  low-energy  mechanism  of  injury,  such  as  falling  off  a  chair,  and  are  due  to  underlying  fragility  and  osteopenia.2