Erschienen in:
01.11.2015 | Case Report
Fracture-dislocation of the sacroiliac joint with severely unstable fractures of the pelvis and femur in a 16-month-old patient: a case report
verfasst von:
Qiang Shi, Weiping Wu, Juan Han, Shuangwu Dai, Wei Tan, Xu Li
Erschienen in:
Journal of Orthopaedic Science
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Ausgabe 6/2015
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Excerpt
Pelvic injuries combined with femoral fractures in children are uncommon lesions and often caused by high-energy trauma. Conservative treatment has been favored by surgeons because of the significant potential for union and remodeling in skeletally immature children [
1] and the difficulty of surgery in small patients and risk of damage to growth plates in the pelvis. However, unstable or markedly displaced fractures of the pelvis in children are usually best managed surgically to improve alignment and outcomes. …