Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2023

Comments

This article is the author's final published version in Clinical Spine Surgery, Volume 36, Issue 2, March 2023, Pg. 54 - 58.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1097/BSD.0000000000001391. Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

Abstract

AO Spine C3 sacral fractures are defined by separation of the spine including S1 from the pelvic ring and are usually result of a high-energy injury. Besides their high biomechanical instability and high rate of associated neurological impairment, these fractures are often extremely difficult to reduce due to severe bony impaction and dislocation. Additional difficulties in management of these fractures arise from only a thin-layer of soft-tissue coverage overlying the injured area.

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English

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