Use of An Aiming Device for Pin Fixation in External Fixation of Pelvic Fractures

Authors

  • Saranatra Waikakul Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand 10700
  • Niran Kojaranon Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand 10700
  • Vichai Vanadurongwan Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand 10700

Keywords:

Pelvic fracture, External fixation

Abstract

               To improve accuracy and lessen the operative time in immediate anterior stabilization with external fixator in unstable fractured pelvis, an aiming device has been designed according to the study of 50 flesh cadaveric iliac crests and iliac wings. The aiming device came in 2 sizes, 1.5 cm in diameter and 1.75 cm in diameter, for female and male patients, respectively. It could guide Shantz pin with 0.5 cm in diameter to fix anterior iliac crest promptly in 30 patients. All pins were in good position and no complication of the fixation was observed. The device could also shorten the operative time down to about 10 to 15 minutes, and immediate fixation was allowed to perform in the emergency room under local anaesthesis because this aiming device requires less exposure of the iliac crest.

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Published

1999-12-30

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Waikakul S, Kojaranon N, Vanadurongwan V. Use of An Aiming Device for Pin Fixation in External Fixation of Pelvic Fractures. Thai J Surg [Internet]. 1999 Dec. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];20(4):125-8. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiJSurg/article/view/247903

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Vol. 20 No. 4 (1999): October - December

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Original Articles

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