title: Subtle neurological injuries in pelvic fractures.
abstract: Eleven of 28 patients with a fracture of the acetabulum, pelvis, or sacrum were found to have electromyographic changes, apparently due to injury to the lumbosacral plexus. There appears to be a higher incidence associated with sacral fracture or sacroiliac separation (64%) than with acetabular fracture (24%). The EMG changes are diffuse and the clinical manifestations are subtle but the changes do interfere with the rehabilitation process.
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000293:injuries; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000293:injuries; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications; D008160:Lumbosacral Plexus / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D012447:Sacrum / Q000293:injuries