From: The impact of specific fracture characteristics of low-energy fractures of the pelvis on mortality
Individual fracture characteristics (n= 428) | |
Extent of dorsal fractures | |
0 - absent | 89 (20.8%) |
1 - unilateral | 286 (66.8%) |
2 - bilateral | 53 (12.4%) |
Horizontal sacral fracture | |
absent | 368 (86.0%) |
present | 60 (14.0%) |
Extent of ventralfractures | |
0 - absent | 26 (6.1%) |
1 - unilateral | 359 (83.9%) |
2 - bilateral | 43 (10.0%) |
Comminuted ventral fracture | |
absent | 365 (85.3%) |
present | 63 (14.7%) |
Dislocated ventral fracture | |
absent | 319 (74.5%) |
present | 109 (25.5%) |
FFP classification (n = 428) | |
Ia | 84 (19.6%) |
Ib | 7 (1.6%) |
IIa | 22 (5.1%) |
IIb | 84 (19.6%) |
IIc | 132 (30.8%) |
IIIa | 10 (2.3%) |
IIIb | 0 (0%) |
IIIc | 35 (8.2%) |
IVa | 0 (0%) |
IVb | 40 (9.3%) |
IVc | 14 (3.3%) |