What is a straddle fracture?
Straddle fracture of the pelvis (fracture of both superior and inferior pubic rami) is considered an unstable injury. The mechanism is a veical shear injury (in this case a car accident). Withstraddle fractures, there is a 40% chance of injury to the genitourinary tract Ref ganong's review of medical physiology 25e
Fracture of the skull
Fracture of the C5 veebra
Multiple rib fracture both sides of the midline
Pelvic fracture
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