Pelvic Plating System Case Study: Both Column, Acetabular, and Contralateral Rami Fractures Case Study Treated with Acumed Pelvic Plates

Background: 22 year old otherwise healthy male in a motor vehicle accident. No loss of consciousness, however there was a prolonged extraction. His GCS is 15 on arrival to ER. Trauma work up is only positive for an acetabular fracture. He is fluid resuscitated and thorough physical exam and radiographic evaluation is undertaken. Right both column acetabular fracture and contralateral rami fractures are identified. While the patient had dome coverage due to his young age and the disruption of his quadrilateral surface he was offered surgery to minimize risk of medial subluxation. Titanium precontoured plates were selected for multiple reasons…