SURGICAL-TREATMENT OF PELVIC NONUNIONS AND MALUNIONS

From 1984 to 1995, 37 patients with nonunion, malunion, and combined n onunion malunion of the pelvic ring were treated. Included among the p atients were many different initial injury patterns and subsequent var iable combinations of malunion and malpositioned nonunion, The typical surgical repair was performed in multiple stages and often created un iquely to solve a patient's particular problem. Thirty-two of 37 patie nts were satisfied with their outcome, although 19% of the patients su ffered complications.