Symptomatic hypertrophic pubic ramus nonunion treated with a retrograde medullary screw

J Orthop Trauma. 2000 Nov;14(8):582-5. doi: 10.1097/00005131-200011000-00012.

Abstract

Pubic ramus fracture nonunion is an unusual problem. Percutaneous retrograde superior pubic ramus medullary screw fixation was successfully used in two patients with prolonged symptomatic nonunions of the superior pubic ramus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls
  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Bone Screws*
  • Equipment Design
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / instrumentation*
  • Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / methods
  • Fracture Healing / physiology
  • Fractures, Ununited / diagnostic imaging
  • Fractures, Ununited / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Pubic Bone / injuries*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome