Open Pelvic Fractures

Today’s Role of External Fixation in Unstable and Complex Pelvic Fractures

“…Furthermore, anatomical reduction under direct manipulation of the fracture fragments can be done more precisely [3,10,11]. Nevertheless, there are clear advantages to using an external fixator -for example for open fractures [12][13][14], perineal injuries (see Figure 3), rectal or vaginal injuries [15], and unstable pelvic ring fractures with threatening or manifest hemodynamic instability [16][17][18][19] -as an addition to retroperitoneal packing, and as a necessary positioning treatment during the intensive care period [20,21].…”

Traumatic Hemipelvectomy

“…Direct judicious clamping of large bleeding vessels as a control of hemorrhage at the scene was reported [27]. The role of the pneumatic anti-shock garment (PASG), however, remains controversial [13,15,28]. Contralateral leg loss after PASG-associated compartment syndrome has been reported [10,29].…”

Pelvic Fracture and Risk Factors for Mortality: A Population-Based Study in Taiwan

“…A study in the UK reported that 20% of seriously injured blunt-trauma patients have a pelvic fracture [5]. Numerous other studies have reported pelvic fracture mortality rates that vary from 5 to 33%, and up to 50% in open pelvic fracture [6][7][8][9][10][11]. However, data about epidemiological information, such as incidence, distribution of fracture sites, risk factors of mortality, and healthcare resources consumed by pelvic fracture inpatients, are not well documented in recent Asian studies.…”