Anterior pelvic ring injury associated with an unusual sacral fracture

Polizois, V.; Mavrogenis, A.F.; Efstathopoulos, N.; Korres, D.S.

doi:10.1016/S1988-8856(10)70240-6

ISSN: 1988-8856

The Revista Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología (Journal of Orthopaedics Surgery and Traumatology) is the official publication of the Spanish Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology that has a combined total of 5,000 members, and is the leading Spanish journal of the specialty. In the contents of the Journal, priority is given to original research articles on the specialty, which is also its main aim; the publication of the best original research articles in Spanish. In each issue it also publishes one or two clinical cases that are of great interest to the readers, since they are usually exceptional cases that are difficult to diagnose or treat. The Updates and Research Works sections are of great interest to specialists, due to the careful selection of the topics. The Editorial Committee consists of 10 independent members, specialists of recognised prestige that are not associated with the governing bodies of the Society. All works are evaluated blind by at least 3 peer reviewers, whose judgements are finally supervised by the Editor of the particular area of knowledge and by the Journal Editor in Chief. The Journal is included in the major databases: MEDLINE/PubMed, IME, EMBASE, Bibliomed, SCOPUS, and IBECS.

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A 52-year-old male sustained a road traffic accident riding a motorcycle. On admission, plain radiograph of the pelvis showed wide diastasis of the pubic symphysis, a midsagittal fracture of the sacrum and a fracture of the right transverse process of the fifth lumbar vertebra. We discuss the treatment of this rare injury.

Keywords:

Pelvis injuries

Sacral fracture

Resumen

Hombre de 52 años que sufrió un accidente de tráfico mientras conducía una motocicleta. Las radiografías simples de pelvis tomadas a su ingreso evidenciaron una amplia diastasis de la sínfisis púbica, una fractura mediosagital del sacro y otra fractura de la apófisis transversa derecha de la quinta vértebra lumbar. Presentamos el tratamiento utilizado para abordar esta inusual lesión.

Palabras clave:

Lesiones de pelvis

Fractura sacra

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