Objective: This study is to investigate the effect of defibrase on deep vein thrombosis (DVT) following the surgical treatment for pelvic fracture. Methods: This study included 40 patients who received surgical treatment for pelvic fracture. Blood samples were collected at 24 h before surgery, and 24 h and 72 h after surgery. Plasma levels of endothelin (ET), thromboxane B2 (TXB2), and 6-Keto-P...

A case is presented of a healthy 57 year old female who slipped and fell awkwardly into what is known in athletic terms as the front splits. As a result of her fall she sustained bilateral crescent and superior and inferior rami pelvic fractures. Successful operative fixation was undertaken by a combination of open and percutaneous techniques. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of...

Delayed sciatic neuropathy due to pelvic reconstruction plate loosening following complex acetabular reconstruction in total hip arthroplasty seems not be have been previously reported. We identified a 79-year-old woman who developed progressive neurologic signs of entrapment 6 months following reconstruction of a pelvic discontinuity due to fracture nonunion caused by radiation necrosis. Magne...

OBJECTIVE To analyse the pattern of acute pelvic fractures, prognostic indicators, and intermediate-term functional outcome among elderly patients. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Community-based hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS Sixty patients older than 60 years who were admitted to hospital with acute pelvic fracture between 1 November 1993 and 31 December 1996. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES...

Blunt injury of the urinary bladder is well known and usually associates pelvic fractures. Isolated bladder injury is a rare condition and on the other hand, delayed bladder perforation is an extremely rare entity. Herein, we described an unusual case of isolated delayed intraperitoneal bladder rupture that occurred on the third post injury day in a young male in the absence of free intraperito...

Percutaneous iliosacral screw fixation is commonly practiced to treat unstable posterior pelvic ring injuries. The number of reported cases of iatrogenic complications is increasing. We present a case of superior gluteal artery injury during bilateral percutaneous iliosacral screw fixation in a patient with sacral fracture of spino-pelvic dissociation. This complication was managed by arterial ...

Bowel entrapment within a pelvic injury is rare and difficult to diagnose. Usually, it is diagnosed late because of concomitant abdominal injuries. It may present itself as an acute intestinal obstruction or, more commonly, as a prolonged or intermittent ileus. Therefore, one should be aware of this late complication and primarily take measures for avoiding bowel entrapment. This report describ...

conclusions although spinopelvic fracture dislocation injuries are severe high-energy entities, in cases with traumatic spondylolytic spondylolisthesis due to widening of the vertebral canal, neurologic deficit may not be seen at all. case presentation we described a 16-year-old girl with extremely severe axial trauma to the lumbosacral spine who presented with fracture dislocation of the lumbo...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and sagittal spinal balance in the Korean elderly population. METHODS The retrospective study included subjects aged 60 years and above, who had whole-spine lateral radiography and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) within a year's gap between each other. Sagittal vertical axis (SVA) for evaluation of sagittal s...