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ReviewEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2021

Lateral compression type 1 (LC1) pelvic ring injuries: a spectrum of fracture types and treatment algorithms.

Kenan Kuršumović, Michael Hadeed, James Bassett, Joshua A Parry, Peter Bates, Mehool R Acharya

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Review in European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Sexual function after pelvic ring fractures: does injury mechanism matter?European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2026
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  2. Operative care rates of lateral compression type 1 pelvic fractures increased from 2003 to 2018.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2026
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  3. Conservative versus operative treatment of LC-1 pelvic ring fractures: radiographic and long-term functional outcomes.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026
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  11. Should a history of pelvic fracture fixation be an indication for cesarean section?European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024
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  12. Surgical complications after fixation of minimally displaced lateral compression type 1 pelvic ring injuries.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024
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  15. Postmobilization Plain Radiography After Lateral Compression Type 1 Pelvic Ring Injury Does Not Affect Treatment.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2023
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  17. Pelvic ring injuries after alpine ski and snowboard accidents.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023
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  18. Pelvic ring injuries after road and mountain bike accidents.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Kenan KuršumovićDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Barts Health NHS Trust, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2939-159X
Michael HadeedDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Denver Health Medical Centre, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, USA.
James BassettDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK.
Joshua A ParryDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Denver Health Medical Centre, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, USA.
Peter BatesDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Barts Health NHS Trust, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK. peter.bates2@nhs.net.
Mehool R AcharyaDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lateral compression type 1 (LC1) fractures are the commonest pelvic ring injury. However, they represent a heterogenous spectrum of injury mechanisms and fracture patterns, resulting in a lack of strong evidence for a universally agreed treatment algorithm. Although consensus exists that LC1 fractures have a preserved posterior ligamentous complex and are vertically stable, controversy persists around defining internal rotational instability. As such, treatment strategies extend from routine non-operative management through to dynamic imaging such as examination under anaesthetic (EUA) or stress radiographs to guide fixation algorithm. Multiple protocols sit between these two, all with slightly different thresholds for advocating surgery or otherwise, exemplifying a broad lack of consensus that is not seen for other, more severe, grades of pelvic ring injury. In the following review we discuss the evolving concepts of pelvic ring instability and management, starting from a historical perspective, through to current trends and controversies in LC1 fracture treatment. Emerging directions for research and emerging pharmacological and surgical treatments/technologies are also considered and expert commentary from 3 leading centres provided. The distinction is made between LC1 fracture arising from high-energy trauma and those following low-energy falls from standing height (so-called fragility fractures of the pelvis-FFP), since these two patient groups have different functional requirements and medical vulnerabilities. Issues pertaining to FFP are considered separately.

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Fractures, BoneFractures, CompressionPelvic BonesAlgorithmsFracture Fixation, InternalHumansPelvisRetrospective StudiesFractureLateral compression type 1LC1Pelvic ring

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