Internal fixation of pelvic ring fractures.
SOURCE: Clin Orthop 1989 May;(242):83-97
Matta JM; Saucedo, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
ABSTRACT: The orthopedic care of unstable pelvic fractures requires reduction and stabilization in order to promote union in a satisfactory position and provide a satisfactory clinical result. The results of three treatment techniques, skeletal traction and/or pelvic sling, anterior frame external fixation, and internal fixation, were evaluated over a four-year period.