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Anterior subcutaneous internal fixator (INFIX) versus plate fixation for pelvic anterior ring fracture.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and safety of different fixation methods for unstable anterior pelvic ring fractures: a Bayesian network meta-analysis.Annals of medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Iatrogenic nerve injury following pelvic ring injury: a network meta-analysis.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Surgical site infections after stabilization of pelvic ring injuries: a retrospective analysis of risk factors and a meta-analysis of similar studies.International orthopaedics · 2023Pooled it
- Outcomes and complications of the INFIX technique for unstable pelvic ring injuries with high-velocity trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Patient-reported physical functioning and quality of life after pelvic ring injury: A systematic review of the literature.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Minimally invasive stabilisation of anterior pelvic ring injuries through anterior infix versus percutaneous anterior retrograde pubic screw: a prospective comparative cohort study.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Trial
- Minimally invasive circumferential fixation using TIFI and INFIX for unstable pelvic ring injuries: a prospective evaluation of clinical and radiological outcomes.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
- Minimally invasive internal fixation versus symphyseal screws for unstable pelvic ring fractures.International orthopaedics · 2026Article
- The Pelvic INFIX Technique for Unstable Anterior Pelvic Ring Fractures: Clinical Outcomes, Radiographic Results, and Complications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Design of novel plate for fixation of anterior pelvic ring injury: a digital anatomy study and finite element analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Anterior minimal invasive internal fixator versus open plating in treatment of unstable pelvic ring injuries.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Article
- Anterior subcutaneous internal fixator (INFIX) versus plate fixation for anterior ring injury in Tile C pelvic fractures: a retrospective study.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Biomechanical evaluation of an experimental internal ring fixator (RingFix) for stabilization of pelvic ring injuries on an osteoporotic bone model.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Lower abdominal cyst complicated with suspected infection following INFIX internal fixation for pelvic fracture: a report of two rare cases.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Clinical study of modified INFIX combined with sacroiliac joint screws for pelvic instable injuries.BMC surgery · 2023Article
- A clinical and biomechanical comparison of INFIX plus single versus double sacroiliac screw fixation for unstable pelvic ring injury.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
- The combination of intraoperative CT navigation and C-arm fluoroscopy for INFIX and percutaneous TITS screw placement in the treatment of pelvic ring injury: technical note.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
- Clinical application of anterior ring internal fixator system combined with sacroiliac screw fixation in Tile C pelvic fracture treatment.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Article
- Minimally invasive 360-degree pelvic ring fixation using a combination of crab-shaped fixation and pelvic internal fixator for unstable pelvic ring fracture: A case report.Trauma case reports · 2021Article
- Treatment of Unstable Sacral Fracture with Minimally Invasive Spinopelvic Posterior Fixation and an Internal Anterior Fixator in a 95-Year-Old Patient with Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes in patients with unstable anterior pelvic ring fractures after treatment with anterior subcutaneous internal fixator (INFIX) or plate fixation. We performed a retrospective study from August 2015 to October 2017. A consecutive series of 74 patients who underwent surgical treatment of their anterior pelvic ring (35 treated with INFIX and 39 treated with plates) were studied. Data collected included patients' demographic data, injury severity score (ISS), AO/OTA classification, injury mechanism, time to surgery, procedure time, and blood loss. The quality of postoperative reduction were assessed by postoperative radiographs using the Tornetta and Matta method. Functional outcome was evaluated using Majeed scoring system. In the INFIX group, ten patients developed LFCN paralysis, one patient suffered from superficial infection. Three screw loosening cases and two wound infection cases occurred in the plate group. INFIX is relatively minimally invasive and time-saving than the reconstruction plate in the treatment of anterior pelvic ring fracture. However, plate fixation increases the rate of anatomic reduction of the pelvic anterior ring fracture. Plates also provide a higher functional outcome compared with INFIX. INFIX is especially suitable in patients with urological injury, which can also decrease the wound infection rate.
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