Posterior urethral injuries associated with motorcycle accidents and pelvic trauma in adolescents: Analysis of urethral lesions occurring prior to a bony fracture using a computerized finite-element model

Abstract

Application of this model allowed us to analyze precisely the link between trauma of the pelvic ring and lesions of the posterior urethra. The results should help to establish guidelines for urethral catheterization in male adolescents in cases of pelvic trauma, even when no bony fracture is present, in order to prevent iatrogenic worsening of a misdiagnosed posterior urethral trauma.