title: Pelvic fractures in children.
abstract: Eighty-four cases of pelvic fractures in children were reviewed. Most of them were the result of motor vehicle accidents. Thirty-nine per cent were classified as unstable, the most frequent type being diametric fractures. The others, most of which were pubic fractures, were classified as stable. Twenty-eight patients sustained fractures elsewhere and sixteen had associated visceral injuries.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography