Clinical application of a minimally invasive cement-augmentable Schanz screw rod system to treat pelvic ring fractures.

Affiliation

Clinic of Traumatology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany. [Email]

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the results using the USS fracture MIS system (DePuy Synthes) to treat instable pelvic ring fractures. As its outstanding feature, it is the only Schanz screw and rod system at present that combines angular stability, perforation/fenestration of the screws for cement-augmentation, a variable screw length, and a large screw diameter.

Keywords

Cement augmentation,Fracture,Internal fixation,Pelvis,Schanz screw,TIFI,