J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1968 Sep;3(3):7-11. 10.4055/jkoa.1968.3.3.7.

Clinical observation of 62 of the pelvic bone fractures

• Lim CJ
• Lee HE

• KMID: 2464801
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1968.3.3.7

Abstract

A clinical observation on 62 cases of the pelvic bone fractures treated in the 77th Army Hospital from Jan. to Dec. 1967 is presented here. The results were as follows: 1. The pelvic bone fractures were 6.6% in all the fracture patient who were treated in this hospital through last year. 2. The cause of the pelvic bone fractures was all automobile accident, Exclude 2 cases of explosive injury. 3. 51.6% of the pelvic bone fractures were complicated by other bone fractures and soft tissue injuries. 4. The pubic rami fractures were the most common fractures of the pelvic bone, and bilateral pubic rami fractures were more common than unilateral pubic rami fractures. 5. There were the most complication in bilateral pubic rami fractures, rupture of the bladder and urethral injuries were 60.7% in bilateral pubic rami fractures. 6. Cases in inferior pubic rami fractures were complicated by urethral injuries.

MeSH Terms

Automobiles
Fractures, Bone
Hospitals, Military
Humans
Pelvic Bones*
Rupture
Soft Tissue Injuries
Urinary Bladder