Background: There is no evidence in the current literature about the best treatment option in sacral fracture with or without neurological impairment.
Materials And Methods: The Italian Pelvic Trauma Association (A.I.
Preoperative management of acetabular fracture is a major problem and no consensus has been reached in literature on the optimal treatment of this problem. We present the results of the First Italian Consensus Conference on Acetabular fracture. An extensive review of the literature has been undertaken by the organizing committee and forwarded to the panel.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The goal of the study was to evaluate both clinical and radiological outcome of a consecutive series of 11 patients submitted to lumboiliac fixation after lumbopelvic disjunction or associated injuries of the pelvis and lumbosacral tract in mid- and long-term follow-up.
Material And Methods: The following were evaluated from clinical charts: damage control preoperative procedures, surgery, and pre-, intra- and post-operative complications; imaging was also evaluated from the preoperative assessment to the final follow-up (4 to 13.2 years; average 7.
Introduction: Bleeding associated with pelvic fracture mostly comes from the pre-sacral and lumbar venous plexus, or directly from the fracture site. Bleeding as a consequence of arterial lesion is less common (15-20%), and that resulting from lesion of the external iliac artery (EIA) is extremely rare. The mortality rate associated with iliac artery injury ranges from 38% to 72%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFemoral neck fractures are progressively increasing, due to higher survival rates, particularly among the female population. The gamma nail was created to treat intertrochanteric fracture types 31-A1, 31-A2 and 31-A3 and in some cases basicervical fractures of type 31-B2-1. Complications can be classified as intraoperative and postoperative.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFitek cementless cups have been adopted in our department in 1989. The first 100 consecutive Fitek implants were analyzed clinically (Harris hip score) and radiographically (anteroposterior and lateral x-rays) with a mean follow-up of 9.7 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF