Novel minimally invasive tape suture osteosynthesis for instabilities of the pubic symphysis: a biomechanical study.

Introduction: Open book fractures are challenging injuries oftentimes requiring surgical treatment. The current treatment of choice is symphyseal plating, which requires extensive surgery and entirely limits physiological movement of the symphyseal joint, frequently resulting in implant failure. Therefore, we investigated the biomechanical properties of a semi-rigid implant (modified SpeedBridge) as a minimally invasive tape suture construct for the treatment of open book fractures and evaluated the superiority of two techniques of implementation: criss-cross vs.

Biomechanical comparison of minimally invasive treatment options for Type C unstable fractures of the pelvic ring.

Background: The definite treatment of pelvic C fractures presents a widely discussed issue and undergoes continuous evolution. While the stabilization of the posterior ring has been studied extensively, the fixation of the anterior pelvic ring continuous to be rarely investigated. The importance of the simultaneous stabilization however lays in the earlier mobilization and prevention of long-term damage to the pelvis.