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An "Open Book" Fracture Occurs When Blunt Force Trauma Causes

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An "open book" fracture occurs when blunt force trauma causes the two pubis bones of the pelvic girdle to separate, opening the entire girdle from the front like a book. The section of the pelvic girdle that would be broken in this injury is the pubic symphysis.

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