THERAPY OF UNSTABLE SACRUM FRACTURES IN C OMBINATION WITH PELVIC RINGFRACTURES - EARLY RESULTS OF AN OSTEOSYNTHESIS ALLOWING IMMEDIATE MOBILIZATION

Eight patients with sacrum fractures combined with pelvic ring fractur es type C were treated using a triangular osteosynthesis after reducti on of the fracture. The additional vertical stabilization between the lumbar spine and the posterior iliac crest caused the stability, which is necessary for immediate mobilization of patients. Perfect reductio n, correct positioning of the hardware, gentle soft tissue treatment, as well as early mobilization of the patient, increases the early and late prognosis considerably, and compensates the operative trauma comp letely. We observed no infections or redislocations. The described ope rative treatment is state of the art at our institution.