What is a straddle fracture?
High-Yield Explanation
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