Fixation of Sacral Fractures by Posterior Plate

Fixation of Sacral Fractures by Posterior Tension Band Plating

The sacrum is the mechanical nucleus of the axial skeleton, serving as the base for the spinal column as well as the keystone for the pelvic ring.

Sacral fractures occur in approximately 45% of all pelvic fractures. the mechanism of injury resulting in sacral fractures typically is one of high energy from motor vehicle accidents and fall from a height.

Approximately 30% of sacral fractures are identified late. Unrecognized and inadequately treated sacral fractures may lead to painful deformity and progressive loss of neurological function. Delayed surgery for posttraumatic sacral deformity is complex, and the results are often less favorable than those of early surgery. Therefore, determination of an integrated diagnostic and therapeutic approach to sacral fractures should be a goal.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Sacral Fracture
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: follow up of cases fixed by posterior tension band plate

Detailed Description

Most sacral fractures can be treated non operatively. These include stable, non displaced sacral fractures without a significant associated pelvic ring disruption, fractures not involving the lumbosacral junction, and fractures without neurologic injury.

Surgical options range from minimally invasive techniques to formal open reduction and internal fixation. Techniques for neural decompression include laminotomy and foraminotomy, anterior bone disimpaction, and lumbosacral plexus neurolysis. Anterior sacral and pelvic stabilization techniques involve various methods of anterior stabilization of the pelvic ring (e.g., application of a sacroiliac plate). Posterior stabilization techniques include percutaneous sacroiliac screw fixation, bilateral sacroiliac screw fixation with posterior tension-band plate fixation, posterior alar plate fixation, and lumbopelvic segmental fixation.

Percutaneously placed iliosacral screws are commonly used for the fixation of sacroiliac joint disruptions and for sacral fractures. Adequate experience and intraoperative imaging is necessary to safely insert these screws, since the safe corridor for placement is fairly small. In some patients, such as those with a dysmorphic sacrum.

Transiliac posterior tension band fixation, offers an alternative method for stabilization of the posterior pelvic ring.

It is indicated in:vertically unstable comminuted sacral fractures, for which iliosacral screws may be insufficient. It is also indicated in patients with a dysmorphic sacrum in whom there is no safe corridor for placement of iliosacral screws. Threaded rods or a posterior plate may be secured to the posterior ilium.Also it can be used in bilateral sacral fracture; Late presented (neglected) sacral fractures and in osteoporotic sacral fracture.It is Minimally invasive technique with Less exposure to irradiation, image-independent, Easy, reproducible technique, Economic conventional implant and stable fixation.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 24

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Assiut, Egypt, 71111
    • Assiut Faculty of Medicine

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 14 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

fixation of sacral fractures by posterior tenstion band plate then follow up of the functional outcome by majeed outcome score at 6th month post operative

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• comminuted sacral fracture,
• bilateral sacral fracture,
• osteoporotic sacral fractures,
• spinopelvic dissociation and
• late presented (neglected) sacral fracture.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a preoperative diagnosis of a Morel- Lavallee lesion,
• unfit patients
• immature skeleton will be excluded

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Retrospective

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
No intervention; To study the indication and results of fixing the sacral fracture by tension band plating	Other: follow up of cases fixed by posterior tension band plate; Follow up of the reduction and functional outcome evaluation using the Majeed functional outcome score

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Majeed functional outcome score	it is a pelvic injury-specific assessment divided into seven items such as pain, work, sitting, sexual intercourse, standing, gait unaided, and walking distance, with a total score range of 0-100 in order of decreasing disability.	6th month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Assiut University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Suzuki T, Hak DJ, Ziran BH, Adams SA, Stahel PF, Morgan SJ, Smith WR. Outcome and complications of posterior transiliac plating for vertically unstable sacral fractures. Injury. 2009 Apr;40(4):405-9. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.06.039. Epub 2008 Dec 17.
• Padalkar P, Pereira BP, Kathare A, Sun KK, Kagda F, Joseph T. Trans-iliosacral plating for vertically unstable fractures of sacral spine associated with spinopelvic dissociation: A cadaveric study. Indian J Orthop. 2012 May;46(3):274-8. doi: 10.4103/0019-5413.96376.
• Sasso RC, Vaccaro AR, Chapman JR, Best NM, Zdeblick TA, Harris MB. Sacral fractures. Instr Course Lect. 2009;58:645-55.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 1, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 6, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): May 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 11, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 23, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): July 30, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 27, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 23, 2020
• Last Verified: May 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Wounds and Injuries; Fractures, Bone
• Other Study ID Numbers: tbp

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No