Treatment of unstable pelvic fractures with complex fixation / 中国矫形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

[Objective]To evaluate the outcomes of treatment of unstable pelvic fractures with complex fixation.[Method]Twenty-eight cases of patients with unstable pelvic fracture from January 2000 to June 2007 were treated and followed-up.Eighteen cases were male,10 cases were female,aged from 22 to 68 years old,with the average of 38-years-old.The types of fracture were classified by Tile classificationType B2 9 cases,Type B3 8 cases,Type C1 6 cases,Type C2 2cases,Type C3 3 cases.The 28 cases had different complicated injury,all the patients were treated with complex fixation.[Result]After being evaluated by the Matta scale and the functional outcome,the outcomes of reduction were excellent in 18 cases,good in 7,fair in 2 and poor in 1,with an excellent and good rate of 85%.[Conclusion]External fixation can win the time for the rescue,choose internal fixation after stable condition,the complex fixation technology is a good way to treat unstable pelvic fractures.