Fractures of the pelvis: principles of diagnosis and treatment (new concepts)

Volume: 30 Number: 2 September 11, 2006
  • Mehmet Asik
  • Sirri Basturk
  • Onder Yazicioglu
  • Fahri Seyhan
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Fractures of the pelvis: principles of diagnosis and treatment (new concepts)

Abstract

Pelvis fractures are generally caused by high-energy trauma. The early mortality rate approaches to 10% and neurologic deficit, pelvic deformity leg-length inequality, hernia and chronic pain are the possible significant late sequela which cause difficulty in daily life. Treatment should first begin with evaluation of stability and surgeon should decide if the fracture is stable or not. Conservative measures would be appropriate for stable or nondisplaced fractures. More than 2.5 cm separation of the symphysis that can not be reduced by closed manipulation and more than 1 cm displacement at the posterior sacroiliac complex require surgical treatment, that is, open reduction. External fixation alone is not adequate for maintaining instability and therefore should be combined with internal fixation. Anterior and posterior internal fixation of symphysis and sacroiliac joint respectively provides biomechanically the most stable fixation. External fixation in the initial phases of treatment provides stability and enhances tamponade so that hemorrhage minimized and the patient becomes more hemodynamically stable. Furthermore it may be adequate for maintaining reduction of partially unstable (Type B) fractures.

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Mehmet Asik This is me

Sirri Basturk This is me

Onder Yazicioglu This is me

Fahri Seyhan This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 1996 Volume: 30 Number: 2

APA
Asik, M., Basturk, S., Yazicioglu, O., & Seyhan, F. (2006). Fractures of the pelvis: principles of diagnosis and treatment (new concepts). Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 30(2), 199-205. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v30i2.1953
AMA
1.Asik M, Basturk S, Yazicioglu O, Seyhan F. Fractures of the pelvis: principles of diagnosis and treatment (new concepts). Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;30(2):199-205. doi:10.3944/aott.v30i2.1953
Chicago
Asik, Mehmet, Sirri Basturk, Onder Yazicioglu, and Fahri Seyhan. 2006. “Fractures of the Pelvis: Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment (new Concepts)”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 30 (2): 199-205. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v30i2.1953.
EndNote
Asik M, Basturk S, Yazicioglu O, Seyhan F (September 1, 2006) Fractures of the pelvis: principles of diagnosis and treatment (new concepts). Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 30 2 199–205.
IEEE
[1]M. Asik, S. Basturk, O. Yazicioglu, and F. Seyhan, “Fractures of the pelvis: principles of diagnosis and treatment (new concepts)”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 199–205, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v30i2.1953.
ISNAD
Asik, Mehmet - Basturk, Sirri - Yazicioglu, Onder - Seyhan, Fahri. “Fractures of the Pelvis: Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment (new Concepts)”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 30/2 (September 1, 2006): 199-205. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v30i2.1953.
JAMA
1.Asik M, Basturk S, Yazicioglu O, Seyhan F. Fractures of the pelvis: principles of diagnosis and treatment (new concepts). Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;30:199–205.
MLA
Asik, Mehmet, et al. “Fractures of the Pelvis: Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment (new Concepts)”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 30, no. 2, Sept. 2006, pp. 199-05, doi:10.3944/aott.v30i2.1953.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Asik, Sirri Basturk, Onder Yazicioglu, Fahri Seyhan. Fractures of the pelvis: principles of diagnosis and treatment (new concepts). Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;30(2):199-205. doi:10.3944/aott.v30i2.1953