Frontiers in Surgery (Jul 2019)

Spinopelvic Fixation Supplemented With Gullwing Plate for Multiplanar Sacral Fracture With Spinopelvic Dissociation: A Case Series With Short Term Follow Up

  • Muhammad Azrin Mohd Asihin,
  • Mohd Yazid Bajuri,
  • Abdul Rauf Ahmad,
  • Premganesh K. Ganaisan,
  • Mohamad Fazir,
  • Azizul Akram Salim

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2019.00042
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6

Abstract

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We describe a series of three patients who sustained multiplanar sacral fracture with spinopelvic dissociation treated with bilateral triangle osteosynthesis supplemented with a gullwing plate. Multiplanar sacral fracture causes the sacrum to divide into two parts which in severe cases, fracture displacement results in neurological injury. Spinopelvic fixation supplemented with a gullwing plate surgical treatment is still a viable option with an acceptable outcome. The average waiting time prior to surgery is 3 weeks.

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