P. Korovessis et al., Posterior stabilization of unstable sacroiliac injuries with the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital spinal instrumentation, ORTHOPEDICS, 23(4), 2000, pp. 323-327
This article describes a new alternative technique for stabilization of uns
table sacroiliac injuries using the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital (TSRH) ins
trumentation. The TSRH instrumentation was applied in 14 consecutive patien
ts with unstable posterior pelvic ring disruptions. All patients underwent
follow-up for an average of 29 months. Clinical results, using the rating s
ystem of d'Aubigne, were good in 9 and satisfactory in 5 patients. No press
ure sores, infection, significant loss of correction, or hardware failures
were observed postoperatively. The use of the TSRH instrumentation for stab
ilization of sacroiliac injuries offered sufficient stabilization of the po
sterior pelvic ring and permitted early mobilization without loss of correc
tion.