title: Surgical treatment of old pelvic fractures.
abstract: We report on 4 patients, aged 24-51 years, with untreated pelvic ring fractures. The chief complaints were gait disturbances and pain in the buttocks and lower limb. The period between the initial injury and the surgical treatment ranged from 2.5 months to 3 years. Palsy was not improved, but pain and gait ability was improved in all patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube City, Japan. ttaguchi@po.cc.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yugue
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed