Traumatic Spino-pelvic Dissociation with Bilateral Triangular Fixation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the clinical outcomes of traumatic spino-pelvic dissociation (TSD) treated with modified bilateral triangular fixation.

Methods

Eighteen consecutive patients of TSD were included in the study from March 2011 to March 2015, and the medical records of patients were reviewed retrospectively. There were 14 men and 4 women with an average age of 33.1 ± 1.4 years (range, 18-55 years). A total of 16 cases were caused by falling, and 2 cases were caused by traffic accident. All sacral fractures had associated injuries. According to the morphology of sacral fracture, U-shaped fractures were present in 10 cases, H-shaped fractures in 6 cases, and Y-shaped fractures in 2 cases. According to Roy-Camille classification, there were 12 cases of type II and 6 cases of

SUBMITTER: Tian W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6594521 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature