Biomechanical analysis of anterior pelvic ring fractures with intact peripelvic soft tissues: a cadaveric study

Purpose Biomechanical studies of the pelvis are usually performed using dissected pelvic specimens or synthetic bones. Thereby the stabilising effect of the surrounding soft tissues is analysed insufficiently. Biomechanical data for isolated anterior pelvic ring fractures are currently missing. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop a novel testing device for biomechanical analyses of the pelvis and to investigate two different anterior pelvic ring fractures in a cadaveric model with intact peripelvic soft tissues.