Unstable hemipelvic fractures with internal rotation displacement.
Two cases of unstable hemipelvic fractures with internal rotation displacement successfully treated by outward (external lateral) rotation and continuous skeletal traction by wires passed through the crest of the ilium are described. X-rays show both patients before and 2 years after treatment.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000293:injuries; D007512:Ischium / Q000293:injuries; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011630:Pubic Bone / Q000293:injuries; D011859:Radiography; D014143:Traction