Percutaneous screw fixation and external stabilization as definitive surgical intervention for a pelvic ring injury combined with an acetabular fracture in the acute phase of polytrauma: a case report

Unstable pelvic ring injuries are potentially life-threatening and associated with high mortality complication rates in polytrauma patients. The most common cause of death patients is massive bleeding. With resuscitation, external fixation can be performed as a temporary stabilization procedure for hemostasis unstable fractures. Internal following the yields superior more reliable stabilization. However, time-consuming extended approach to open reduction internal frequently precluded by an unacceptable physiologic condition and/or concomitant multiple injuries. Conservative treatment may lead deformity, which various functional disabilities such limb length discrepancy, gait disturbance, sitting intolerance. Therefore, if patient not expected suitable additional surgery due poor condition, definitive combination percutaneous screw fixations restore should considered acute phase. Herein, we report case injury successfully treated phase severely injured patient. Keywords: Pelvic injury; External fixators; Percutaneous screw; Minimally invasive stabilization; Case reports