Gibbons classification

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Sacral fractures can be classified into 3 different zones according to Gibbons, depending on the morphological course of the fracture[^1].

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Zone

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Zone I

Fracture passes through the sacral ala without involvement of the central canal or foramina

Zone II

Fracture passes through the foramina without involvement of the central canal

Zone III

Transverse fracture with involvement of the central canal

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Gibbons classification
Figure from Gibbons' original publication (1990) on the classification of sacral fractures.

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