J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1982 Aug;17(4):643-648. 10.4055/jkoa.1982.17.4.643.

A Clinical Observation of the Pelvic Bone Fracture

• Ahn JI
• Kang KS
• Oh HY
• Choi YK
• Han SI

• KMID: 2457797
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1982.17.4.643

Abstract

62 cases of the fracture of the pelvis admitted to the orthpedic department of Wonju Christian Hospital during past 5 years from 1975 to 1979 were reviewed and clinical results were obtained as follows: 1. Males were frequent than females and almost 3rd to 4th decades of life. 2. The causes of injury were traffic accident, coal minor accident, and falling. 3. Stable type is the most common in this series and among the unstable types, lateral compression type is the most common and then straddle type and vertical shear type. 4. The most common complication is uro-genital injury. 5. The residual complications at the end of treatment remained in some cases, Arthritis of sacroiliac joint, Impotence, Urethral stricture, Low back pain, etc. 6. All of the cases were treated conservatively and their results were somewhat good except 4 cases. 7. Surgical treatment would be considered, if necessory, to decrease the complications and reduce hospital days.

Keyword

Fracture; Pelvic bone; Type; Complication

MeSH Terms

Accidental Falls
Accidents, Traffic
Arthritis
Coal
Erectile Dysfunction
Female
Gangwon-do
Humans
Low Back Pain
Male
Pelvic Bones*
Pelvis
Sacroiliac Joint
Urethral Stricture
Coal