PURPOSE To analyze the effectiveness of anterior pelvic plating and subsequent percutaneous sacroiliac joint screw fixation in patients with unstable pelvic ring injuries. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-two patients were included with twenty-one males and eleven females. The mean age was 41 years (range, 19-76). The mean follow-up period was 51 months (range, 36-73). According to AO-OTA classif...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the patient characteristics and natural history of pubic rami fractures in geriatric patients, with a special focus on the frequency of concomitant posterior pelvic ring lesions and the percentage of secondarily operated patients as a result of conservative treatment failure. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. Patients were treated in a university hospital that is ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the clinical evolution of sacral stress fractures in relation to the scintigraphic pattern and the presence of additional pelvic fractures. METHODS This was a retrospective study of 14 patients with sacral fractures. RESULTS Six patients had additional pelvic fractures. Four bone scintigraphic patterns were found. The resolution of symptoms was longer in patients with...

Percutaneous fixation of sacroiliac joint fractures and closed reduction gives advantages limited blood loss, minimal invasion compromised soft tissue, decreased infection rates reduced operation time. The purpose this study is to determine the outcome percutaneous screw pelvic injuries in unstable fractures. This was conducted at Tirunelveli medical college hospital from 2017 2019 patients und...

The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of placement of pelvic binders and to determine whether circumferential compression at the level of the greater trochanters is the best method of reducing a symphyseal diastasis. Patients were identified by a retrospective review of all pelvic radiographs performed at a military hospital over a period of 30 months. We analysed any pelvic radiogra...

Pelvic trauma caused by high-energy forces are accounting for 3 % to 8 of all traumatic fractures. These often accompanied other life-threatening injuries that is a serious tactic problem. There many publications on the advantages and disadvantages multi-stage treatment with Damage Control Orthopedics protocol Early Total Surgical Care. However, most difficult category was those who in borderli...

RESUMEN. Introducción: Las fracturas de pelvis en pacientes pediátricos son poco frecuentes corresponden al 1% de los ingresos hospitalarios. Las fracturas de acetábulo aún son más infrecuentes pero cuando éstas se asocian ponen en riesgo la vida; para diferenciar las fracturas de pelvis de los niños con las de los adultos, primero hay que saber sus diferencias anatómicas. La magnitud de los tr...