Forensic Analysis of the Characteristics of Pelvic Fracture in 65 Road Traffic Accident Death Cases.
10.3969/j.issn.1004-5619.2016.06.008
- Author:
Wei ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Forensic Medicine, National Police University of China, Shenyang 110035, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cases analysis;
forensic pathology;
injury mechanism;
pelvic fracture;
pelvic ring;
road traffic accident
- MeSH:
Accidents, Traffic;
Acetabulum/injuries*;
Death;
Forensic Pathology;
Fractures, Bone/diagnosis*;
Fractures, Comminuted/diagnosis*;
Humans;
Ischium/injuries*;
Pelvic Bones/injuries*;
Soft Tissue Injuries/diagnosis*;
Spinal Fractures/diagnosis*
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2016;32(6):428-430
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:To analyze the characteristics and mechanisms of pelvic fractures in the cases of road traffic accident deaths.
METHODS:Total 65 cases of road traffic accident deaths with pelvic fracture were collected, and the sites, characteristics and injury mechanisms of pelvic fracture were statistically analyzed.
RESULTS:Among the 65 cases of pelvic fracture, 38 cases of dislocation of sacroiliac joint were found, and most combined with pubis symphysis separation or fracture of pubis. In the fractures of pubis, ischium and acetabulum, linear fractures were most common, while comminuted fractures were most common in sacrum and coccyx fractures. There were 54 cases combined with pelvic soft tissue injury, and 8 cases with pelvic organ injury and 44 cases with abdominal organ injury. In the types of pelvic ring injury, 32 cases were separation, 49.32%, followed by compression, 26.15% and only one case was verticality, 1.54%.
CONCLUSIONS:Detailed and comprehensive examination of the body and determination of the pelvic fracture type contribute to analyze the mechanisms of injury.
