Superior gluteal artery injury risk from third sacral segment transsacral screw insertion.
Jonathan A EastmanQuintin A KuseMilton L Chip RouttTrevor J SheltonMark R AdamsPublished in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2021)
The osseous start site and soft tissue path for an S3 TS screw is remote from the SGA. The S1 IS and S3 TS pathways are further away from the SGA while the S2 TS pathway is closer and may theoretically pose a higher injury risk in patients with an available S3 OFP.
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