title: Closed reduction and fixation of locked symphysis pubis using tubular external fixator: a case report.
abstract: Locked symphysis pubis is a kind of pelvic injury in which one pubic bone is jammed in the back of the other or opposite the obturator foramen following lateral compression forces. In this article, we present a 31-year-old female case of locked symphysis pubis which was treated by closed reduction using tubular external fixator. We believe that tubular external fixators are useful devices to perform closed reduction maneuvers for locked pelvic injuries and also help to reduce the need for open reduction and internal implant usage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medical Faculty of Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Halıcı
authors.forename: İbrahim
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Karaman
authors.forename: İbrahim Halil
authors.initials: İH
authors.lastname: Kafadar
authors.forename: Ali Saltuk
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Argün
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D011631:Pubic Symphysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery