Open AccessAnterior fracture dislocation of sacroiliac joint: A rare type of crescent fracture
Author(s) -
Vivek Trikha,
Vivek Ajit Singh,
V. S. Senthil Kumar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.152527
Subject(s) - medicine , sacroiliac joint , pelvis , reduction (mathematics) , iliac bone , fixation (population genetics) , surgery , dislocation , fracture (geology) , displacement (psychology) , joint dislocation , radiological weapon , radiology , geology , psychology , population , materials science , geometry , mathematics , environmental health , geotechnical engineering , composite material , psychotherapist
Crescent fractures of the pelvis are usually described as posterior sacro iliac fracture dislocations. Rarely anterior displacement of the fractured iliac fragment along with dislocation has been reported in crescent fractures. Four cases of anterior fracture dislocation of the sacro iliac joint managed in the last two years by a single surgeon are presented. The injury mechanism, radiological diagnosis, management protocol along with functional outcomes of all the four patients have been discussed. CT scan is essential in the diagnosis and preoperative planning of this injury pattern. Early fixation along with proper reduction leads to excellent functional outcome in this subset of lateral compression injuries of the pelvis.