Open AccessOpen Posterior Reduction and Stabilization of AO Spine C3 Sacral Fractures
Author(s) -
Philipp Kobbe,
Gregory D. Schroeder,
Klaus John Schnake,
Lorin Michael Benneker,
Mark J. Lambrechts,
Frank Hildebrand,
Richard Martin Sellei
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical spine surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.845
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2380-0194
pISSN - 2380-0186
DOI - 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001391
Subject(s) - medicine , impaction , reduction (mathematics) , spine (molecular biology) , soft tissue , surgery , bioinformatics , geometry , mathematics , biology
AO Spine C3 sacral fractures are defined by separation of the spine including S1 from the pelvic ring and are usually result of a high-energy injury. Besides their high biomechanical instability and high rate of associated neurological impairment, these fractures are often extremely difficult to reduce due to severe bony impaction and dislocation. Additional difficulties in management of these fractures arise from only a thin-layer of soft-tissue coverage overlying the injured area.