J Korean Fract Soc.  2013 Oct;26(4):348-353. 10.12671/jkfs.2013.26.4.348.

Complications of Pelvic Ring Injury

• Min BW
• Lee KJ
• Kim GW
• Kwon D

• KMID: 2183839
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12671/jkfs.2013.26.4.348

Abstract

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Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) A 79-year-old male patient with Tile type C1 unstable pelvic fractures which were determined as left crescent fracture, sacroiliac joint disruption and symphysis pubis diastasis on 3-dimensional computed tomographys. (B) Embolization with gelfoam and microcoil about the inferior epigastric artery (arrow).

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  Fig. 2 (A, B) A 28-year-old male patient with Tile type C1 unstable pelvic fractures which were determined as right crescent fracture including the ipsilateral superior and inferior rami on X-ray and 3-dimensional computed tomography. (C) Conservative therapy with skeletal traction about 2 months due to liver injury. (D) Osteotomy and multiple plate fixation about the malunion site of the ilium and ramus. Postoperative X-ray shows stable fixation but the right hemipelvis was rotated internally and migrated about 1 cm upward.

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  Fig. 3 (A, B) A 39-year-old female patient with Tile type C3 unstable pelvic fracture with left sacral fracture, which were both superior and inferior rami fractures on X-ray and 3-dimensional computed tomographys. (C) Delayed operation due to problems with the patient's general condition. postoperative x-ray shows plate fixation on the left ramus, posterior sacral fracture. (D) At 1 year, the left ramus and posterior sacral fracture site were nonunion and metal breakage on follow X-ray.

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