Clinical Study

Minimally Invasive Screw Fixation of Unstable Pelvic Fractures Using the “Blunt End” Kirschner Wire Technique Assisted by 3D Printed External Template

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of 28 patients with unstable pelvic fracture.

Patient no.SexAge (years)TileNumber of fluoroscopiesOperative time (min)Operative time per screw (number of screws) (min)Postoperative hospital stay (days)
S1S2ASRSRSRS

1M54C14710519 (1)15 (1)25 (2)5
2M27C1409017 (1)18 (1)32 (1)4
3M30C26015025 (2)20 (2)7
4M67C1338517 (1)15 (1)12
5M61C1307016 (1)12 (1)5
6M47C2328017 (1)20 (1)7
7F51B2287015 (1)13 (1)5
8M68C2409015 (1)15 (1)18 (1)24 (1)6
9M54B2286028 (1)3
10F47B1327518 (1)14 (1)4
11F55B1307527 (1)35 (1)5
12M38B14310030 (1)20 (1)20 (1)4
13F24C1368520 (1)15 (1)4
14F18B24210017 (1)17 (1)22 (2)6
15F44C1359523 (1)20 (1)5
16M49B2308027 (1)4
17M35B2329020 (1)17 (1)6
18M47B1348023 (1)28 (1)6
19M38B2409020 (1)30 (2)5
20M37B1287524 (1)7
21M47B2349018 (1)16 (1)8
22F39B2307022 (1)5
23M57B1408016 (1)15 (1)27 (1)6
24M37C1368520 (1)16 (1)8
25F52C1429022 (1)18 (1)4
26M54C2328018 (1)20 (1)7
27M55B2307526 (1)5
28F68B2287025 (1)9

M: male; F: female; ASRS: antegrade superior ramus screw; RSRS: retrograde superior ramus screw.