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Anterior Plating of the SI Joint

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Complete disruption of the SI joint can be stabilized by open reduction, internal fixation, and anterior plate osteosynthesis. The indication, the step-by-step technique of anterior plating with clinical and radiological results is presented.

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  1. Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

    Jan Lindahl

  2. Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopedics and Hand Surgery, Hospital Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany

    Axel Gänsslen

  3. Division of Macroscopic and Clinical Anatomy, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Peter Grechenig

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    Jan Lindahl

  3. Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg, Bayern, Germany

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Lindahl, J., Gänsslen, A., Grechenig, P. (2021). Anterior Plating of the SI Joint. In: Gänsslen, A., Lindahl, J., Grechenig, S., Füchtmeier, B. (eds) Pelvic Ring Fractures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54730-1_28

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