PELVIC FRACTURE

Course overview

A PELVIC FRACTURE INVOLVES DAMAGE TO THE HIP BONES, SACRUM, OR COCCYX - THE BONY STRUCTURES FORMING THE PELVIC RING. DUE TO THE INHERENT STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF THIS RING, THE PELVIS IS A HIGHLY STABLE STRUCTURE. THEREFORE, FRACTURES OF THE PELVIS OCCUR MOST COMMONLY IN THE SETTING OF A HIGH-IMPACT TRAUMA AND ARE OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH ADDITIONAL FRACTURES OR INJURIES ELSEWHERE IN THE BODY. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES HOW TO SUSPECT AND DIAGNOSE PELVIC FRACTURES, HOW TO EVALUATE THEM AND HOW TO MANAGE THEM APPROPRIATELY; IT FURTHER HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.