title: Symptomatic hypertrophic pubic ramus nonunion treated with a retrograde medullary screw.
abstract: Pubic ramus fracture nonunion is an unusual problem. Percutaneous retrograde superior pubic ramus medullary screw fixation was successfully used in two patients with prolonged symptomatic nonunions of the superior pubic ramus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Altman
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Altman
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Routt
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001863:Bone Screws; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011630:Pubic Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome