Clinical pathways for fragility fractures of the pelvic ring: personal experience and review of the literature

PM Rommens, C Ossendorf, P Pairon, SO Dietz… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2015 - Springer
Fragility fractures of the pelvic ring (FFP) are increasing in frequency and require
challenging treatment. A new comprehensive classification considers both fracture …

Pelvic fixation in adult and pediatric spine surgery: historical perspective, indications, and techniques: AAOS exhibit selection

A Jain, H Hassanzadeh, SA Strike, EN Menga… - JBJS, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Achieving solid osseous fusion across the lumbosacral junction has historically been, and
continues to be, a challenge in spine surgery. Robust pelvic fixation plays an integral role in …

Comprehensive classification of fragility fractures of the pelvic ring: recommendations for surgical treatment

PM Rommens, A Hofmann - Injury, 2013 - Elsevier
Due to the increasing life expectancy, orthopaedic surgeons are more and more often
confronted with fragility fractures of the pelvis (FFPs). These kinds of fractures are the result …

Sacropelvic fixation in adult spinal deformity (ASD); a very high rate of mechanical failure

UO Guler, E Cetin, O Yaman, F Pellise… - European Spine …, 2015 - Springer
Background Sacropelvic fixation (SPF) is an integral part of ASD surgery. Literature
suggests that combination of S1 and iliac screws may be associated with lowest rate of …

Surgical management of osteoporotic pelvic fractures: a new challenge

PM Rommens, D Wagner, A Hofmann - European Journal of Trauma and …, 2012 - Springer
The number and variety of osteoporotic fractures of the pelvis are rapidly growing around the
world. Such fractures are the result of low-impact trauma. The patients have no signs of …

A comparison of early clinical and radiographic complications of iliac screw fixation versus S2 alar iliac (S2AI) fixation in the adult and pediatric populations

H Ilyas, H Place, A Puryear - Clinical Spine Surgery, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: Retrospective chart review. Objective: To compare short-term clinical and
radiographic complications between iliac screw (IS) and S2 alar-iliac (S2AI) screw fixation …

Iliac screw versus S2 alar-iliac screw fixation in adults: a meta-analysis

R De la Garza Ramos, J Nakhla, DM Sciubba… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE In a meta-analysis, the authors sought to compare outcomes after iliac screw
(IS) versus S2 alar-iliac (S2AI) screw fixation in adult patients. METHODS A …

Simple coating with fibronectin fragment enhances stainless steel screw osseointegration in healthy and osteoporotic rats

R Agarwal, C González-García, B Torstrick… - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
Metal implants are widely used to provide structural support and stability in current surgical
treatments for bone fractures, spinal fusions, and joint arthroplasties as well as craniofacial …

Sacral alar iliac (SAI) screws fail 75% less frequently than iliac screws in neuromuscular scoliosis

L Shabtai, LM Andras, M Portman… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Despite recent popularity of sacral alar iliac (SAI) screws for fusion to the pelvis
for neuromuscular scoliosis, there are little data regarding the failure rate of this technique …

Human versus robot: a propensity-matched analysis of the accuracy of free hand: versus: Robotic Guidance for Placement of S2 Alar-Iliac (S2AI) Screws

JN Shillingford, JL Laratta, PJ Park, JM Lombardi… - Spine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective matched cohort analysis. Objective. To compare the accuracy
of S2 alar-iliac (S2AI) screw placement by robotic guidance versus free hand technique …