title: Update on trauma care in Canada. 3. Pelvic ring fractures.
abstract: Correct assessment and treatment of pelvic ring fractures in the multiply injured patient is important because it can result in fewer deaths and less long-term disability. There is ample evidence to show that surgical stabilization of unstable pelvic ring fractures is a life-saving intervention that should be done on the day of injury. Anterior frame external fixation is the standard form of treatment and is life-saving. However, it is not ideal biomechanically, and over the next decade open reduction and internal fixation of pelvic ring fractures will likely become the treatment of choice.
authors: Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
authors: P J
authors: PJ
authors: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards*; D004434:Early Ambulation; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D015996:Survival Rate