Surgical treatment for unstable pelvic fractures in skeletally immature patients.

Objective: To present the results and conclusions of our study on surgical treatment for unstable pelvic fractures in children subjected to surgical reduction and stabilisation.

Methods: We analysed the cases of fourteen skeletally immature patients with unstable pelvic fractures who underwent surgery for this condition between March 2004 and January 2011. The surgical technique used was based on the principle of surgical reduction and stabilisation of anterior and posterior lesions of the pelvic ring.