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01-10-2016 | CORR Insights
CORR Insights®: Transsacral Osseous Corridor Anatomy Is More Amenable To Screw Insertion In Males: A Biomorphometric Analysis of 280 Pelves
Author:
Paul J. Dougherty, MD
Published in:
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®
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Issue 10/2016
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Excerpt
Percutaneous iliosacral screw placement often stabilizes posterior pelvic ring injuries. Safe placement of S1 screws is the goal of surgery, and the areas for screw placement are adjacent to sacral foramina, which contain the S2 nerve. Two corridors may be used: Transverse or “biiliosacral” and “oblique.” Generally, placing transverse transacral iliosacral screws is ideal for posterior pelvis fixation of pelvic ring injuries with a posterior sacral fracture or sacroiliac disruption. …