Paediatric pelvic fractures - an updated literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pelvic fractures in children are indicative of significant trauma. Patients will often have associated injuries - some of which require urgent intervention to prevent death and disability. Paediatric and adult pelvises respond to traumatic forces differently and distinct approaches are required for each population. Historically, pelvic fractures have been treated conservatively, but this trend is changing with a better understanding of the pelvis' inability to remodel significant deformity, as well as new techniques for operative fixation.

Methods

A comprehensive search of the literature was conducted for articles published between 2000 and 2020 on paediatric pelvic fractures using medical databases including PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library.

Results

SUBMITTER: Nguyen ATM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084350 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature