Treatment
editA pelvic fracture is often complicated and treatment can be a long and painful process. Depending on the severity, pelvic fractures can be treated with or without surgery.
Surgery
editSurgery is often required for pelvic fractures. Many methods of pelvic stabilization are used including external fixation or internal fixation and traction.[1] For more information about the different pelvic injuries that require an external fixator, visit this page. There are often other injuries associated with a pelvic fracture so the type of surgery involved must be thoroughly planned. [2]
Rehabilitation
editPelvic fractures that are treatable without surgery are treated with bed rest. Once the fracture has healed enough, rehabilitation can be started with first standing upright with the help of a physical therapist, followed by starting to walk using a walker and eventually progressing to a cane.
- ^ Taguchi, T., Kawai, S., Kaneko, K., Yugue, D. (1999) Operative management of displaced fractures of the sacrum. Journal or Orthopaedic Science, 4: 347-352
- ^ Hancharenka, V., Tuzikov, A., Arkhipau, V., & Kryvanos, A. (2009). Preoperative planning of pelvic and lower limbs surgery by CT image processing. Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis, 19(1), 109-113.