Fragility Fractures of the Pelvis

Part I. General Aspects

1. Epidemiology and Demographics
Matthew P. Sullivan, Jaimo Ahn

2. Personality of Fragility Fractures of the Pelvis
Pol Maria Rommens, Alexander Hofmann

3. Sacral Morphology
Daniel Wagner, Lukas Kamer, Pol Maria Rommens

4. Bone Mass Distribution in the Sacrum
Daniel Wagner, Lukas Kamer, Pol Maria Rommens

Part II. Clinical and Radiological Aspects

5. Clinical Presentation
Christian Fang, Tak-Man Wong, Tak-Wing Lau, Frankie Leung

6. Radiological Assessment
Karl-Friedrich Kreitner

Part III. Classification

7. Classification of Fragility Fractures of the Pelvis
Pol Maria Rommens, Alexander Hofmann

Part IV. Treatment of Fragility Fractures of the Pelvis

8. Non-Operative Treatment
Toru Sato, Naofumi Shiota, Takeshi Sawaguchi

9. Operative Management
Peter V. Giannoudis, Dionysios Giannoulis

10. Sacroplasty
Johannes D. Bastian, Marius J. B. Keel

Part V. Stabilization Techniques for the Posterior Pelvic Ring

11. Iliosacral Screw Osteosynthesis
Pol Maria Rommens, Daniel Wagner, Alexander Hofmann

12. Iliosacral Screw Fixation with Cement Augmentation
Michael Raschke, Thomas Fuchs

13. Transsacral Bar Osteosynthesis
Alexander Hofmann, Pol Maria Rommens

14. Bridging Plate Osteosynthesis
Thomas Hockertz

15. Transiliac Internal Fixator
Michael Müller, Paul Schmitz, Michael Nerlich

16. Triangular Osteosynthesis and Lumbopelvic Fixation
Thomas A. Schildhauer, Jens R. Chapman

17. Plate and Screw Fixation of the Ilium
Martin H. Hessmann

Part VI. Stabilization Techniques for the Anterior Pelvic Ring

18. External Fixation
Steven C. Herath, Tim Pohlemann

19. Retrograde Transpubic Screw Fixation
Pol Maria Rommens, Daniel Wagner, Alexander Hofmann

20. Plate Osteosynthesis, Subcutaneous Internal Fixation and Anterior Pelvic Bridge Fixation
Peter A. Cole, Evgeny A. Dyskin, Jeffrey A. Gilbertson, Edgar Mayr

Part VII. Adjuvant Drug Therapy

21. Anti-Resorptive Therapy
Emily E. Carmody

22. Parathyroid Hormone
Lukas A. Holzer, Gerold Holzer

Part VIII. Aftertreatment

23. Aftercare
Stephen L. Kates, Gillian Soles

Part IX. Outcome

24. Outcome
Georg Osterhoff, Kelly A. Lefaivre

Part X. Case Presentations

25. Case Presentations
Pol Maria Rommens, Alexander Hofmann

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Orthopedics, Surgery, Geriatrics/Gerontology