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UNAM-110

Record

Holding institution
Facultad de Medicina, UNAM
Collection
FAC MED (UNAM-MEX)
Sex
Female
Age
18 years
Country of origin
Mexico

Curator notes

Ring pelvis fracture, with disruption ipsilateral on the os coxae and left sacrum.

Scientific notes

High-energy trauma causes the bone to break into fragments.
Cracks tend to propagate along in tension.

Provenance

Facultad de Medicina, UNAM

1 lesions

blunt

Bones
Sacrum
Side
Left
Timing
Perimortem
Force
Indirect
Fracture type
Compression, Tension

Vehicle accident — Car Accident

Perimortem features of sacrum fracture.

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Facultad de Medicina, UNAM. FAC MED (UNAM-MEX). catalogue no. UNAM-110

Facultad de Medicina, UNAM