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


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

Ahmet Yılmaz ŞarlakaCorresponding Author Informationemail address, Levent Buluçaemail address, Hasan Tahsin Sarısoybemail address, Ercüment Çiftçibemail address, Bilgehan Tosunaemail address

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.

a Kocaeli University, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Kocaeli, Turkey

b Kocaeli University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Kocaeli, Turkey

Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding 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.

PII: S0020-1383(08)00517-2

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2008.11.019


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