title: Open book injury secondary to doing the splits.
abstract: Open book injury is usually a result of a high-energy force. We present such an injury sustained as a result of a fall while doing the splits. In our case, a successful outcome was achieved by non-surgical treatment, as the patient was haemodynamically stable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Blackpool Victoria Teaching Hospital, Blackpool, UK. kol05@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Kaltumi O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Lawal
authors.forename: Anthony D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Clayson
authors.forename: Charalambos Panayiotou
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Charalambous
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D011631:Pubic Symphysis / Q000293:injuries*; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed