All are TRUE about bulbar urethral rupture, EXCEPT
Clinical features seen in rupture of bulbar urethra or anterior urethra - Patient usually presents with a history of fall on the perineum. The triad of signs of a ruptured bulbar urethra is Retention of urine Perineal hematoma Bleeding from the external urinary meatus. Rectal examination in case of bulbar urethral injury reveals a normally situated prostate. (This differentiates it from membranous urethral rupture where prostate is displaced superiorly). Ref : Love & Bailey 25/e p1363
Perineal haematoma
Floating prostate on per rectal examination
Collection of urine in perineum
Bleeding per urethra
Urology