Sacral and Pelvic Fractures: Historical Systems and Advancements with the AO Spine Classification.

ABSTRACT: Study DesignSystematic Review.ObjectivesTo detail every historical classification system of the sacrum and pelvis and their resultant integration into the encompassing AO Spine Sacral Injury Classification System.MethodsA systematic review of MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane Databases was performed in keeping with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.Results49 studies were included in the systematic review. Historical systems fail to provide clinicians with a rational method of determining whether operative or non-operative management is appropriate. Fracture morphologies are presented in a non-hierarchical manner without considering crucial treatment changing factors such as degree of neurological injury or associated anterior pelvic injur

SUBMITTER: Kweh BTS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12433434 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature