• Giuseppe Basile, Alberto Passeri, F Bove, R Accetta, R M Gaudio, and G M Calori.
• Trauma Unit and Emergency Department, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedics Institute, Milano, Italy. Electronic address: basiletraumaforense@gmail.com.
• Injury. 2022 Feb 1; 53 (2): 475-480.

AbstractFractures of the pelvic ring and acetabulum generally result after high energy trauma. Pelvic fractures, especially, are considered complex injuries from a therapeutic point of view, in relation to the frequent coexistence of skeletal and / or parenchymal lesions affecting other areas, and the abundant bleeding invariably associated with the latter. The systematic study of these injuries, starting from the 1950s, has led to a significant prognostic improvement, while generally remaining a non-negligible degree of disability. The knowledge of the characteristics of the lesions and of the classification systems, as well as an accurate assessment of the anatomo-functional repercussions, represent therefore the fundamental prerequisites for the correct assessment of physical damage. Herein, we aim to examine whether the medico-legal assessment parameters of physical damage being used in Italy and Europe are appropriate and consistent with the complexity of similar injuries.Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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