title: Fixation of transverse fractures of the sternum and sacrum with the locking compression plate system: two case reports.
abstract: Transverse fractures of the sternum or sacrum each present specific surgical challenges. Here, we report the successful use of a locking compression plate system in a 69-year-old woman with a displaced segmental fracture of the sternum following a motor vehicle accident and a 15-year-old girl with a low transverse fracture of the sacrum (S3-S4) as a result of a snowboarding accident. In both cases, the system provided adequate fixation to allow healing in the 2 fractures, despite the poor bone quality (sternal case) and the thin bone stock (sacral case).
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Chirurgie, Kantonsspital Chur, Chur, Switzerland. christoph.sommer@ksc.gr.ch
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sommer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D001860:Bone Plates; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*