Asian Spine J.  2018 Feb;12(1):119-125. 10.4184/asj.2018.12.1.119.

A New Modified Method for Inserting Iliosacral Screw versus the Conventional Method

Affiliations
  • 1Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • 2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. dmrgolbakhsh@yahoo.com

Abstract

STUDY DESIGN: Methodological study. PURPOSE: To our knowledge, this is the first study to introduce a new modified method for inserting iliosacral screws and to compare its results with those of a conventional method. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: Previous techniques, such as open reduction and internal fixation, are associated with perioperative hemorrhage, postoperative infection, and neurological deficits. Although percutaneous iliosacral screw insertion confers the advantage of being minimally invasive, leading to less blood loss and a low postoperative infection rate, it harbors the risk of screw malpositioning due to narrow sacral proportions and a high interindividual variability.
METHODS
Nine cadaveric pelvises were included in this study, with one hemipelvis of each being assigned to the new modified method and the other to the conventional iliosacral screw insertion method. In the new modified method, the guidewire entry point was determined using a lateral sacral X-ray. To do so, we first identified the anterosuperior quadrant of the S1 body on one hemipelvis. The anterosuperior quadrant was further divided into four imaginary quadrants, and the guidewire was inserted into the posteroinferior quadrant. The guidewire trajectory was perpendicular to the sagittal plane so that the guidewire resembled a single point in the lateral sacral view. Guidewires were inserted into corresponding hemipelves using the conventional method as described in the literature. Subsequently, an axial computed tomography scan with 1-mm fine cuts was obtained, and sagittal and coronal views were reconstructed. The distance of the guidewire from the sacral canal, anterior sacral cortex, and first sacral foramen was measured in axial, sagittal, and coronal views. The minimum measurement among different views was defined as the safety index of the insertion methods. The conventional and new modified methods were then compared in terms of safety and duration of the procedure.
RESULTS
The minimum distance of the guidewire from the S1 foramen and anterior sacral cortex was not significantly different between the two methods. However, the minimum distance between the guidewire and sacral canal was significantly greater in the new modified method than in the conventional method. The duration of guidewire insertion was significantly shorter in the new modified method than in the conventional method.
CONCLUSIONS
This new modified method of iliosacral screw insertion could be safely and simply implemented while taking less surgical time than the conventional methods.

Keyword

Pelvic ring fractures; Sacroiliac screws; Sacral fractures

MeSH Terms

Cadaver
Methods*
Operative Time
Pelvis
Postoperative Hemorrhage
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