ArticleJournal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology2026
Thin cortical translucent area of the iliac wing: morphometric analysis and implications for surgical safety.
Article in Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThe iliac wing is a frequently used fixation site in the surgical management of pelvic and acetabular fractures. Achieving safe implant placement in this region necessitates a comprehensive understanding of local morphology. However, the morphometric characteristics and surgical safety margins of the thin cortical translucent area (PLA) located in the central iliac wing have not been sufficiently defined. This may pose a significant challenge in evaluating the risk of cortical perforation, particularly during implant placement. This study aimed to evaluate the morphometric characteristics of the PLA and its relationship to fixation corridors.
methodsFifty-one unpaired dry hip bones were examined. The thin cortical translucent region was identified using photoluminescence. Photograph-based measurements were conducted utilising ImageJ software on standardised photographs. Dimensions, area, distances to reference landmarks and relationships with the iliac pillar and supraacetabular corridors were assessed. The safe angular deviation range for anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS)-origin screw fixation was calculated. Cortical thickness was measured using a digital thickness gauge.
resultsThe vertical and horizontal diameters and area of the PLA were 56.24 ± 16.56 mm, 59.92 ± 24.83 mm and 28.10 ± 16.47 cm
conclusionsThe PLA is a clinically important region characterised by marked central cortical thinning and individual variability. Individualised morphometric assessment and preoperative imaging may help define safer zones for fixation planning and donor-site procedures. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.