An unusual type of lateral compression injury of the pelvis tilt fracture with anterior displacement

Şarlak, Ahmet Yılmaz; Buluç, Levent; Sarısoy, Hasan Tahsin; Çiftçi, Ercüment; Tosun, Bilgehan

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2008.11.019

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Volume 40, Issue 10 , Pages 1036-1039, October 2009

An unusual type of lateral compression injury of the pelvis tilt fracture with anterior displacement

Ahmet Yılmaz Şarlak
- Kocaeli University, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Kocaeli, Turkey
- Corresponding author at: Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Umuttepe Merkez Kampüsü, 41380 Umuttepe, Kocaeli, Turkey. Tel.: +90 262 303 73 59; fax: +90 262 303 70 03.
Levent Buluç
- Kocaeli University, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Kocaeli, Turkey
Hasan Tahsin Sarısoy
- Kocaeli University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Kocaeli, Turkey
Ercüment Çiftçi
- Kocaeli University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Kocaeli, Turkey
Bilgehan Tosun
- Kocaeli University, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Kocaeli, Turkey

Accepted 7 November 2008.

Abstract

Tilt fracture is the most unusual variant of pelvic lateral compression injury. The major problem was reported to be protrusion of the pubic ramus into the perineum by posterior–inferior displacement of the fragment. Tilt fragment with anterior and inferior displacement has not been reported in English speaking literature to our knowledge. Anterior tilt fragment can cause significant morbidity in terms of vascular injury, pelvic stability and acetabular fracture.

Keywords: Pelvis, Fracture, Lateral compression injury, Tilt fracture