Topic
Trauma - LL
Podcast
045
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FRAGILITY PELVIC FRACTURES
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The wage of the righteous leads to life, the gain of the wicked to sin. Proverbs 10:16
Pelvic Fractures
What is the classification for pelvic fractures?
What is the most common pattern?
Which pattern has highest risk for urethral injuries?
Where is blood loss usually from? Which type has highest blood loss?
Which type has highest concomitant rate of head injury?
What fracture should lead us to higher suspicion of unstable injury and more serious consequences?
Which nerve root is usually injured in pelvic fractures?
What special X-ray views are used?
What is the acute management of a hemodynamically unstable patient with pelvic fracture?
How do you apply a pelvic binder?
What is your acute management?
What kind of CT-angiogram?
How do you do pelvic packing?
When will you avoid a pelvic binder?
How long can pelvic binder be left there?
What kind of Ex-fix will you use? How do you insert them?
What are relative contraindications to ex fix?
What are the contraindications to C-clamp?
What is the definitive management for unstable pelvic fractures?
Symphyseal plate vs In-fix?
What are the safe zones for SIJ screw insertion?
What are considerations in inserting the sacroiliac screws?
What classification for fragility pelvic fractures?
Management of fragility pelvic fractures?