Pelvic bucket handle fracture

Last revised by Andrew Murphy on 22 Nov 2017

Bucket handle fractures of the pelvis are a result of anteroposterior compression energy vectors. It is described as a vertically-oriented fracture through ipsilateral superior and inferior pubic rami with contralateral sacroiliac joint disruption/dislocation 1, 2.

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