Abstract:Straddle injuries are not to be confused with the stenoses that occur from pelvic fracture. With pelvic fracture, the injury is a distraction injury where there is disruption of the urethra and corpus spongiosum at the level of the membranous -bulbar junction or the membranous and the prostate. Here there is no real spongiosum fibrosis and "urethral stricture" -but scar tissue that fills the gap. Primary realignment is the preferred management of such injuries because it a distraction injury and not a strictur… Show more
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