Pelvic Injuries

LAS VEGAS — In this video from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Joseph Patterson, MD, discussed the iatrogenic risk of genital injury after placement of anterior column screws.

CurvaFix Inc. received FDA 510(k) clearance of its CurvaFix IM implant for fixation of pelvic fractures in smaller patients, according to a press release.

DENVER — In elderly patients with high energy or fragility fractures of the pelvis, use of retrograde transpubic screws may yield good clinical results with lower or similar complication rates to alternative methods of anterior pelvic ring fixation, according to results presented at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting, here.