Table 2 Urethral injury scale [[12]]
From: Emergency primary repair of grade V bladder neck injury complicating pelvic fracture
Grade* | Injury type | Description of injury |
|---|---|---|
I | Contusion | Blood at urethral meatus; urethrography normal |
II | Stretch injury | Elongation of urethra without extravasation on urethrography |
III | Partial disruption | Extravasation of urethrography contrast at injury site with visualization in the bladder |
IV | Complete disruption | Extravasation of urethrography contrast and injury site without visualisation in the bladder, < 2Â cm of urethra separation |
V | Complete disruption | Complete transection with >2Â cm urethral separation, or extension into the prostate or vagina |