Score: Tile classification

Use: Pelvic fractures

Type A

Stable fracture
  • A1: fractures of the pelvis not involving the pelvic ring
  • A2: minimally displaced fractures of the pelvic ring
  • Type B

    Rotationally unstable, vertically stable fractures
  • B1: anteroposterior compression fractures (open book)
  • B2: lateral compression injuries (ipsilateral)
  • B3: lateral compression injuries (contralateral)
  • Type C

  • C1: rotationally and vertically unstable
  • C2: bilateral
  • C3: associated with an acetabular fracture
  • Reference

    Classification and Diagnosis in Orthopaedic Trauma. Editors: Rahij Anwar, Kenneth W. R. Tuson, Shah Alam Khan. Cambridge University Press, 2008