title: Oblique distraction external pelvic fixation.
abstract: Simple anterior pelvic external fixation is a safe and effective strategy for reduction of pelvic ring deformity as well as the provisional or definitive stabilization of selected patterns of pelvic ring disruption. A two-pin oblique anterior pelvic deformity correction frame is a unique frame configuration designed to reduce and stabilize lateral compression pelvic ring disruptions associated with flexion/internal rotation hemipelvic deformities. In a small case series, we demonstrate that the oblique distraction external fixation frame alone or in combination with internal fixation is a simple and safe strategy for reduction and stabilization of unstable multiplanar hemipelvic deformities associated with partial posterior ring stability.
authors: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA. evansar@upmc.edu
authors: Andrew R
authors: AR
authors: Evans
authors: M L Chip
authors: ML
authors: Routt
authors: Sean E
authors: SE
authors: Nork
authors: James C
authors: JC
authors: Krieg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome