Medicine:Tile classification

Short description: System of categorizing pelvic fractures

The Tile classification is a system of categorizing pelvic fractures based on fracture pattern, allowing judgment on the stability of the pelvic ring.

Classification

Tile Classification	1	2	3
A - stable	Innominate bone avulsion or wing fracture	Stable ring fracture with intact posterior arch	Denis III transverse sacral fracture
B - rotationally unstable/vertically stable	Open-book external rotation injury	Young-Burgess lateral compression type internal rotation injury	Bilateral
C - rotationally and vertically unstable	Unilateral with intact contralateral side	Unilateral with incomplete contralateral side	Bilateral

See also

• Young-Burgess classification