Traumatic spinopelvic dissociation or U-shaped sacral fracture: A review of the literature

Injury

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 402-408

  Yi, Chengla ^a   Hak, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture fixation; Lumbopelvic fixation; Multiple trauma; Sacral fractures; Surgical treatment; Traumatic spinopelvic dissociation; U shaped

Indexed keywords

BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PELVIS FRACTURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACRUM; TRAUMATIC SPINOPELVIC DISSOCIATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; U SHAPED SACRUM FRACTURE;

CAUDA EQUINA; CHRONIC PAIN; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISLOCATIONS; EARLY AMBULATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; PELVIS; SACRUM; SPINAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859164921     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.12.011     Document Type: Review

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