Surgical management of iliac wing fractures: Proposal of a new classification system.

INTRODUCTION: Isolated fractures of the iliac wing are a rare injury, usually occurring in high-energy trauma, and are associated with other non-musculoskeletal and soft tissue injuries that could compromise the patient's life. Surgical indications are unclear, and there is limited information on the most frequent fracture patterns. METHODS: A descriptive multicenter case series study of isolated fractures of the iliac wing treated surgically in three referral trauma hospitals in Latin America. The different fracture patterns are described, the "iliac ring" concept is proposed, and a classification is made. RESULTS: Twenty-eight patients were included; 24 were male, the median age was 31 years RIQ (24-46), the most frequent trauma mechanism was a traffic accident, and in 14 patients, the ISS >16. The most frequent associated injury was to the appendicular skeleton at another level in 13 patients. In the new classification, according to the number of fragments, 11 patients were classified as type A (1 fragment), ten patients as type B (two fragments), and seven patients as type C (three or more fragments). The most compromised anatomical area was the crest and anterosuperior iliac spines in 26 patients, followed by the fossa and anteroinferior iliac spine in 17 and 8 patients, respectively. DISCUSSION: The patterns of isolated fractures of the iliac wing allow the identification of three types of fractures. Identifying these patterns can help the surgeon decide to perform surgery in these scenarios and choose the fixation technique according to the number and location of the fragments.

Tratamiento quirúrgico de las fracturas de la cadera con clavo proximal para fémur / Surgical treatment for hip fractures by proximal nail for femur

Las fracturas de la región trocantérica son las más frecuentes del fémur proximal. Analizamos la evolución histórica del tratamiento de dichas fracturas. Este es un estudio prospectivo, longitudinal. desde junio de 1997 a agosto de 1998 tuvimos 18 pacientes con fracturas intertrocantéricas y subtrocantéricas altas, que se manejaron con un clavo proximal de fémur y de acuerdo a la clasificación de Merle D'Aubign, tuvimos un 95 por ciento entre excelentes y buenos resultados, aunque el periodo de seguimiento es corto, nosotros mostramos nuestra experiencia en este tipo de implante.