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 EXAMINES WHEN THIS CONDITION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ON DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND HOW TO PROPERLY EVALUATE FOR IT; IT FURTHER HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.