title: [Reduction and fixation of fracture of pubic rami by inserting construction plate through the punctiform-incision approach].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the effect of pubic fractures reducted and fixed thorough the punctiform incision approach.
  
  
  METHODS
  From 2002 to 2005, 10 cases with 18 fractures of pubis rami (8 male and 2 female) were treated with inserting construction plate by the punctiform incision approach. The average age of these patients was 37.2 years (range, 24 to 56 years). The mean duration between injury and operation was 8.7 days (range, 4 to 14 days).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Internal fixation for eighteen pubis fractures were accomplished by 28 punctiform incisions. The blood loss for each incision was averagely 30 ml, operation time of each pubic was about 45 minutes. Function restoration was evaluated by Majeed' score and all patients gained excellent result.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The fracture of pubic rami can be fixed sucessfully by punctiform incision approach. It provides smaller incision, less postoperative complications and excellent function rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Peoples Hospital of Anji, Anji 313300, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Qiu-Liang
authors.initials: QL
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Yun-Long
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: Guo-Rong
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Lu-Jiang
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Rong
authors.forename: Mao-Hua
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Guo-Zhong
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D017102:Fracture Healing; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011630:Pubic Bone / Q000601:surgery*