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Young Burgess System





- Discussion:
    - w/ Young-Burgess system, stability or lack of stability can be judged
          fracture pattern, direction of the force of injury, and by knowledge of
          pelvic ligamentous anatomy;
    - in Lateral Compression frx, force of injury is from side & is assoc w/
          horizontally oriented pubic frx;
    - Lateral Compression Classification:
          - LC-I
          - LC-II
          - LC-III
    - Anterior Posterior Compression Frx:
          - APC I
          - APC II
          - APC III



Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.