Canale & Beaty: Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, 11th ed
ElsevierPELVIC FRACTURESFractures of the adult pelvis, exclusive of the acetabulum, generally are either stable fractures resulting from low-energy trauma, such as falls in elderly patients, orfractures caused by high-energy trauma that result in significant morbidity and mortality
As is true of fractures of other bones, low-energy trauma to the pelvisgenerally produces stable fractures that can be treated symptomatically with crutch- or walker-assisted ambulation and that can be expected to heal uneventfully inmost patients
High-energy pelvic fractures often are managed operatively, with the treatment method determined by the degree of pelvic stability remaining after theinjury
This section focuses on these high-energy in