title: [Results of dorsal pelvic ring stabilization].
abstract: Complete disruptions of the posterior pelvic ring are rotationally and vertically unstable [type C according to the Tile/AO (ASIF) classification (1991)]. Usually operative treatment is required. The data on 24 patients over a 5-year period were analyzed. Thirteen patients were female (54.2%) and 11 male (45.8%); the average age was 32.8 years. Multiple trauma was present in 20 patients (83.3%). In most cases operative stabilization of the posterior pelvic ring was performed by lag screws from the ilium into the body of the sacrum. The mortality in this series was 16.7% (4 patients). One patient had a thrombosis of the femoral and pelvic veins. In 2 patients we had to perform a second operative procedure because of lag screws that had not been precisely placed or had dislocated. Two incisions healed secondarily. On the postoperative radiographs in 3 patients a slight deformity of the pelvic ring was visible; in another patient the reduction of the injured hemipelvis was not sufficient. The 20 survivors had a clinical and radiological examination on average 27.5 months after their injury. Eleven patients were without pain, while 9 complained of low back pain. Gait disturbances were found in 8 patients; in 2 of them this was due to associated injuries. Five patients were unable to work. Eight patients had neurological deficits, some of them minor. Additional complications were impotence (3 patients), urinary (2 patients) or fecal incontinence (1 patient), and dystocia requiring a cesarean section (1 woman) [multiple entries].(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Unfall- und Handchirurgie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rieger
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Winckler
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brug
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000293:injuries*; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000293:injuries*; D012447:Sacrum / Q000293:injuries*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Ergebnisse der dorsalen Beckenringstabilisierung.