Sacral fractures are a treatment challenge for the orthopaedic surgeon. The relative rarity of sacral fractures limits physician exposure to these injuries and has resulted in questions regarding their optimal treatment. Proper diagnosis and classification also are subjects of considerable debate. Studies of sacral fractures have been mainly retrospective in nature and have involved heterogeneous and small patient populations. The current literature is, therefore, limited.
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Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg
January 2025
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Hospital, 13-9, Rokutanji, Nishinomiya, 662-0918, Japan.
Purpose: Evaluating sacral fractures is crucial in fragility fractures of the pelvis. Dual-energy CT (DECT) is considered useful for diagnosing unclear fractures on single-energy CT (SECT). This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of DECT in diagnosing sacral fractures.
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January 2025
Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.
(1) Background: The incidence of fragility fractures of the pelvis (FFP) has increased significantly over the past decades. Unilateral non-displaced fractures, defined as FFP II, are the most common type of fracture. When conservative treatment fails, surgical treatment is indicated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInjury
January 2025
Professor of Orthopedics - Section Head Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine University of Leeds, UK.
The term "fragility fractures of the pelvis" refers to the disruptions of the pelvic ring that are caused by low energy injuries (such as low-level falls or falls from the standing position) in the elderly population (age over 65 years) in the absence of metastatic bone disease. These fractures are increasing in numbers, due to the aging population, particularly in the developed countries, causing significant morbidity and mortality [1]. Although some fracture patterns are stable enough requiring only conservative treatment, other fracture types can cause significant pelvic instability, demanding a more insistent management protocol.
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January 2025
Weifang City People's Hospital, Trauma Orthopedics, Weifang 261044, China. Electronic address:
Introduction: There are few reports on the treatment of pelvic posterior ring injury with Sacral 1 - Sacral 3(S1-S3)sacroiliac screw fixation. This article reports a case of pelvic posterior ring injury with S1 sacral dysmorphism treated with S1-S3 sacroiliac screw fixation and reviews the relevant research progress.
Presentation Of The Case: A 72-year-old man riding e-bike was struck by a car at a high speed and diagnosed with pelvic fracture.
JOR Spine
March 2025
Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopaedics and Plastic Surgery University Medical Center Göttingen Göttingen Germany.
Background: Unilateral sacral fractures with posterior ring instability represent a prevalent type of posterior pelvic ring fracture. While lumbo-pelvic fixation is recognized as a highly stable method, the sufficiency of unilateral lumbo-pelvic fixation (ULF) for such fractures remains under debate.
Purpose: This study aims to assess the biomechanical stability of ULF compared to traditional bilateral lumbo-pelvic fixation (BLF) and triangular osteosynthesis (TO), incorporating clinical observations, and previous biomechanical data.
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