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The '''Young-Burgess classification''' is a system of categorizing [[Medicine:Pelvic fracture|pelvic fracture]]s based on fracture pattern, allowing judgment on the stability of the [[Biology:Pelvis|pelvic ring]].<ref>{{cite journal | title=Pelvic ring disruptions: effective classification system and treatment protocols |vauthors=Burgess AR, Eastridge BJ, Young JW, Ellison TS, ((Ellison PS Jr)), Poka A, Bathon GH, Brumback RJ | journal=J Trauma | year=1990 | volume=30 | issue=7 | pages=848–56 | PMID=2381002 | doi=10.1097/00005373-199007000-00015}}</ref>

==Classification==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Type
! Anterior Posterior Compression
! Lateral Compression
! Vertical Shear
|-
| I
| '''APC I''' - Symphysis widening < 2.5&nbsp;cm
| '''LC I''' - Compression fractures of the pubic rami (superior pubic ramus and inferior pubic ramus) and ipsilateral anterior sacral ala
|rowspan="3" | '''VS''' - Posterior and superior directed force
|-
| II
| '''APC II''' - Symphysis widening > 2.5&nbsp;cm. Anterior SI joint diastasis.  Disruption of sacrospinous and sacrotuberous ligaments
| '''LC II''' - Rami fracture and ipsilateral posterior ilium fracture dislocation
|-
| III
| '''APC III''' - SI dislocation with associated vascular injury
| '''LC III''' - Ipsilateral lateral compression and contralateral APC
|}

==See also==
*[[Medicine:Tile classification|Tile classification]]

==References==
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[[Category:Injuries of abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine and pelvis]]

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