Crescent fracture-dislocation of the sacroiliac joint: A FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION

From: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery | Date: May 1, 2007| Author: Bircher, M D; Kinmont, C; Kumar, S; Day, A C | Copyright information

Crescent fracture dislocations are a well-recognised subset of pelvic ring injuries which result from a lateral compression force. They are characterised by disruption of the sacroiliac joint and extend proximally as a fracture of the posterior iliac wing. We describe a classification with three distinct types. Type I is characterised by a large crescent fragment and the dislocation comprises no more than one-third of the sacroiliac joint, which is typically inferior. Type II fractures are as...

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