Malgaigne Fracture in Childhood: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Jan;95(4):e2521. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002521.

Abstract

Sacrum fractures are rare pathologies seen after spinal traumas. The incidence of a sacral fracture after trauma is 0.6% in childhood. A Malgaigne fracture is composed of fractures and dislocations of the anterior and posterior regions of the pelvis. This is the first reported case of Malgaigne fracture during childhood. A 12-year-old girl was admitted to our emergency room after having suffered a fall. Radiological tests revealed a zone 3 sacral fracture according to the Denis scoring, a subtype 2 sacral fracture according to the Roy-Camille classification, and a detachment in the symphysis pubis. Appropriate load distribution through a bilateral L5-S1-S2 transpedicular screw and a bilateral iliac wing screw, as well as neural decompression were performed together with an S1-S2 total laminectomy. It is very difficult to make a generalization for treatment of sacral fractures and Malgaigne fractures in childhood due to the small number of patients. Each patient should be individualized and lumbosacroiliac instability should be treated.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Ankle Fractures / diagnostic imaging
  • Child
  • Female
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal*
  • Humans
  • Joint Dislocations / diagnostic imaging
  • Joint Dislocations / surgery*
  • Laminectomy
  • Multiple Trauma / diagnostic imaging
  • Multiple Trauma / surgery*
  • Radiculopathy / etiology
  • Radiculopathy / surgery
  • Radiography
  • Sacroiliac Joint / injuries*
  • Sacroiliac Joint / surgery
  • Sacrum / injuries*
  • Sacrum / surgery
  • Spinal Fractures / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Fractures / surgery*