CT-guided iliosacral screw placement: technique and clinical experience

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Feb;188(2):W181-92. doi: 10.2214/AJR.05.0479.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the technique of and experience in using CT guidance for percutaneous iliosacral screw placement in patients with unstable pelvic fractures.

Conclusion: CT-guided iliosacral screw placement is a safe and accurate procedure that can be performed by radiologists in a radiology suite.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Bone Screws*
  • Female
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal / instrumentation*
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal / methods
  • Fractures, Bone / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fractures, Bone / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Ilium / diagnostic imaging
  • Ilium / surgery
  • Joint Instability / diagnostic imaging
  • Joint Instability / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pelvic Bones / diagnostic imaging
  • Pelvic Bones / injuries*
  • Pelvic Bones / surgery*
  • Prosthesis Implantation / methods
  • Sacrum / diagnostic imaging
  • Sacrum / surgery
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Treatment Outcome