title: CT scan-guided percutaneous osteosynthesis of a complex, multifocal fracture of the pelvic girdle in a 14-year-old adolescent.
abstract: We report on a 14-year-old girl with minimally displaced pelvic girdle and acetabular roof fracture following motor vehicle trauma, treated percutaneously under CT and C-arm fluoroscopic guidance by an interventional radiologist. After informed consent from the patient's parents, under surgical aseptic conditions and under general anesthesia, three screws were positioned adequately under dual guidance by a radiologist and without immediate or long-term complication. The patient was mobilized 48 h after the procedure and resumed normal activities after 1 month. Even though the technique has been described before on adults, to our knowledge this is the first time it has been described on a pediatric patient.
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, 151 Route de Saint Antoine de Ginestière, 06200, Nice, France, pthgagn@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Pierre-Thomas
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Gagné
authors.forename: Anne-Sophie
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bertrand
authors.forename: Amandine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caudal
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: El Hayek
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Amoretti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*