Operative treatment of unstable pediatric pelvis and acetabular fractures. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The management of unstable pediatric pelvic and acetabular fractures continues to be controversial. Recent reports have suggested that closed management of unstable pelvic and acetabular fractures can result in significant long-term morbidity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of operative stabilization of unstable pelvic and acetabular fractures in children and adolescents. Eighteen patients less than 16 years of age with unstable pelvic and acetabular fractures were treated operatively over a 7-year period. Fracture healing, time to union, complications, and functional outcome were assessed. All fractures healed by 10 weeks. No patients suffered wound complications, infection, or growth arrest at an average follow-up of 30 months. These results support operative fixation of unstable pediatric pelvic and acetabular fractures to restore pelvic symmetry and periarticular anatomy. Favorable clinical results can be achieved with a low incidence of complications.

publication date

  • January 1, 2005

Research

keywords

  • Acetabulum
  • Fractures, Bone
  • Pelvic Bones

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 11844265940

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1097/00004694-200501000-00009

PubMed ID

  • 15614056

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 25

issue

  • 1