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Table 1 Data of patients who underwent surgery in the Department of Pelvic Trauma and Pathology

From: Patterns of surgical complications after delayed fixation of peripartum pubic symphysis rupture: a report of 5 cases

Case

Age

Duration of symptoms (months)

Duration of symptoms

Fixation

Complication

revision surgery

initial diastasis (mm)

final diastasis (mm)

follow-up (years)

Lindahl score (result, pts)

1

34

1

Subacute

ExFix

(−)

(−)

70

12

14

excellent, 80

2

25

3

Subacute

ExFix+Ant. Plate

screw loosening, partial loss of reduction

plate removal

55

10

N/A

N/A

3

30

4

Subacute

Ant. Plate

hardware failure, loss of reduction

larger ant. Plate

22

8

6

good, 75

4

30

6

Chronic

Ant. Plate

hardware failure, loss of reduction

two ant. Plates

20

5

5

good, 73

5

38

14

Chronic

Ant. Plate

hardware failure, loss of reduction

two ant. Plates

21

5

4.5

excellent, 78

 

31.4

5.6

    

37.6

8

7.375

76.5

  1. ExFix External fixator, Ant. Plate Anterior plate, pts points