Pelvic Fractures in Adults and the Importance of Associated Injuries—A Current Multi-Disciplinary Approach
Background: Pelvic ring fractures are a significant and growing health problem in the field of trauma and orthopedic surgery. The aim of this paper was to present a concise description of these musculoskeletal injuries, available classification systems, and vascular and genitourinary complications....
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| author | Jakub Ohla Piotr Walus Michał Wiciński Bartłomiej Małkowski Bartosz Turoń Adam Jabłoński Michał Gawryjołek Katie Kellett Jan Zabrzyński |
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| description | Background: Pelvic ring fractures are a significant and growing health problem in the field of trauma and orthopedic surgery. The aim of this paper was to present a concise description of these musculoskeletal injuries, available classification systems, and vascular and genitourinary complications. Results: The most common complications of serious pelvic ring fractures are arterial and venous hemorrhages, as well as urethral injuries. Arterial hemorrhages most often originate from the trunk or branches of the iliac artery, and the standard treatment is pelvic stabilization and implementation of intravascular procedures. In the case of venous hemorrhages, peritoneal pelvic packing is the most important. Conclusions: A multi-disciplinary approach and treatment algorithmization are important to facilitate the prioritization of therapeutic procedures. Treatment of patients with pelvic ring fractures should take place in specialized trauma centers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d2cdb766352c4b378fd536ca7db7b0df2025-08-20T02:45:45ZengMDPI AGClinics and Practice2039-72832025-07-0115713010.3390/clinpract15070130Pelvic Fractures in Adults and the Importance of Associated Injuries—A Current Multi-Disciplinary ApproachJakub Ohla0Piotr Walus1Michał Wiciński2Bartłomiej Małkowski3Bartosz Turoń4Adam Jabłoński5Michał Gawryjołek6Katie Kellett7Jan Zabrzyński8Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 85-092 Bydgoszcz, PolandDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, 25-001 Kielce, PolandDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 85-092 Bydgoszcz, PolandDepartment of Urology, Oncology Centre Prof. Franciszek Łukaszczyk Memorial Hospital, Bydgoszcz, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, PolandDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Władysław Biegański Regional Specialist Hospital, 86-300 Grudziądz, PolandDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, 25-001 Kielce, PolandDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 85-092 Bydgoszcz, PolandDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 85-092 Bydgoszcz, PolandDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 85-092 Bydgoszcz, PolandBackground: Pelvic ring fractures are a significant and growing health problem in the field of trauma and orthopedic surgery. The aim of this paper was to present a concise description of these musculoskeletal injuries, available classification systems, and vascular and genitourinary complications. Results: The most common complications of serious pelvic ring fractures are arterial and venous hemorrhages, as well as urethral injuries. Arterial hemorrhages most often originate from the trunk or branches of the iliac artery, and the standard treatment is pelvic stabilization and implementation of intravascular procedures. In the case of venous hemorrhages, peritoneal pelvic packing is the most important. Conclusions: A multi-disciplinary approach and treatment algorithmization are important to facilitate the prioritization of therapeutic procedures. Treatment of patients with pelvic ring fractures should take place in specialized trauma centers.https://www.mdpi.com/2039-7283/15/7/130pelvic ring injuryacetabular fracturepolytraumavascular injurygenitourinary injury |
| spellingShingle | Jakub Ohla Piotr Walus Michał Wiciński Bartłomiej Małkowski Bartosz Turoń Adam Jabłoński Michał Gawryjołek Katie Kellett Jan Zabrzyński Pelvic Fractures in Adults and the Importance of Associated Injuries—A Current Multi-Disciplinary Approach Clinics and Practice pelvic ring injury acetabular fracture polytrauma vascular injury genitourinary injury |
| title | Pelvic Fractures in Adults and the Importance of Associated Injuries—A Current Multi-Disciplinary Approach |
| title_full | Pelvic Fractures in Adults and the Importance of Associated Injuries—A Current Multi-Disciplinary Approach |
| title_fullStr | Pelvic Fractures in Adults and the Importance of Associated Injuries—A Current Multi-Disciplinary Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pelvic Fractures in Adults and the Importance of Associated Injuries—A Current Multi-Disciplinary Approach |
| title_short | Pelvic Fractures in Adults and the Importance of Associated Injuries—A Current Multi-Disciplinary Approach |
| title_sort | pelvic fractures in adults and the importance of associated injuries a current multi disciplinary approach |
| topic | pelvic ring injury acetabular fracture polytrauma vascular injury genitourinary injury |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2039-7283/15/7/130 |
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