Percutaneous internal fixation of pelvic fractures is becoming increasingly more popular among trauma surgeons worldwide due to reduced surgical related morbidity and facilitation of early mobilisation. Visualisation of the pelvic bony anatomy during percutaneous fixation is difficult, making the procedure technically demanding. We present a simple and easy intra-operative imaging technique tha...

The purpose of this study was to outline the epidemiologic criteria of humerus fractures after traumatic injuries. All patients admitted to the trauma service at the authors' institution between 2005 and 2011 were entered into a prospective database. The authors obtained data on age, sex, injury mechanism, presence and location of humerus fracture, associated injuries, mortality, Injury Severit...

This study aims to classify radiographically diagnosed pelvic fractures in cats (n = 103) and dogs 80). The bone resembles a box structurally, as result of the trauma this bone, multiple usually occur. Radiographs exposed various traumas were evaluated classified ilium, ischium, pubis, acetabulum, sacroiliac luxations symphysis pubis fractures. mean age cases included was 16.9 months 19.2 dogs....

Ultrasound imaging is rapidly replacing radiological methods in the investigation of pelvic floor disorders. Transrectal, transvaginal/introital and transperineal/translabial methods are being employed, with the latter probably the most widespread due to ease of use and availability of equipment. Position and mobility of the bladder neck, bladder wall thickness, pelvic floor muscle activity and...

Introduction This article is a written summary of the Marvin Tile 2006 Lecture given by Martin Bircher. The Marvin Tile Lecture is given at the University of Toronto Pelvic and Acetabular Fracture course to recognize Marvin Tile for his outstanding contributions to orthopedic surgical teaching and in particular his commitments to pelvic and acetabular fracture treatment. In 1987, Mr Bircher was...

UNLABELLED While the regular and symmetric innervation of the pelvic floor has been regarded as "established" for many years, recent data indicate that asymmetry of innervation of the sphincters may exists and may contribute to the occurrence and severity of incontinence symptoms in case of pelvic floor trauma. METHODS A systematic review of published papers on asymmetry of sphincter innervat...

BACKGROUND Overlooked injuries and delayed diagnoses are still common problems in the treatment of polytrauma patients. Therefore, ongoing documentation describing the incidence rates of missed injuries, clinically significant missed injuries, contributing factors and outcome is necessary to improve the quality of trauma care. This review summarizes the available literature on missed injuries, ...

BACKGROUND The necessity of routine tests as regarded in the Advanced Trauma Life Support protocols has become controversial in recent years. The aim of this study was to analyze the necessity of routine tests in trauma patients. METHODS This was a prospective study. A total of 103 blunt trauma patients aged between 15 and 65 years who presented to the emergency department with major trauma, ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the characteristics and outcomes of older patients with pelvic fracture admitted to medical and geriatric wards. METHODS All patients admitted to medical and geriatric wards with a pelvic fracture over a four year period were identified using the hospital clinical coding database. Data were collected from casenotes, hospital and Family Health Services Authority databa...