Open reduction technique for overlapping and locked pubic symphysis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A locked pubic symphysis can occur following a lateral compression injury of the pelvic ring when one pubic bone becomes entrapped behind the contralateral pubis or obturator foramen. In selecting the treatment modality, it is important to know the mechanism of injury. We presented the use of an open reduction technique in the treatment of a locked pubic symphysis in which open reduction external fixation application failed in the emergency department.
Medical subject headings
- Joint Dislocations
- Multiple Trauma
- Pubic Symphysis
- Sacrum
Anatomy
- pelvis
- sacrum-coccyx