Study on pelvic injury mechanisms in road traffic fatalities according to Young-Burgess classification / 法医学杂志
Journal of Forensic Medicine
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(6): 260-266, 2009.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-983482
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To explore the pelvic injury mechanisms in road traffic fatalities (RTFs) according to Young-Burgess classification and its practical value in forensic medicine.@*METHODS@#Retrospective study was performed on pelvic X-ray radiographs of adult RTFs outside the automobiles in 128 cases. Pelvic injury mechanisms were investigated according to Young-Burgess classification and then were analyzed statistically combined with the real circumstance.@*RESULTS@#The accuracy of pelvic injury mechanism identification using APC subtype (94.1%) and LC subtype (92.9%) were significantly higher than that without using subtypes (63.6% and 70.7%) (P<0.05). LC subtype was helpful to discriminate the direction of force, for example the rear lateral force, anterior lateral force or continuous anterior lateral force.@*CONCLUSION@#Young-Burgess classification discriminated by various methods of medical imaging may be helpful to study the pelvic injury mechanisms and provide reliable reference for road traffic accidents reconstruction.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pelvic Bones
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Accidents, Traffic
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Observer Variation
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Trauma Severity Indices
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Retrospective Studies
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Fractures, Bone
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Forensic Medicine
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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