Patent ID: 8177785

Claim:
A surgical method for minimally invasive treatment of unstable pelvic ring injuries comprising the steps of: providing at least two fixation means and a bowed subcutaneous fixation rod, said bowed subcutaneous fixation rod having a first end and a second end; affixing a first of said at least two fixation means to a first ilium of the pelvis and a second of said at least two fixation means to the second ilium of the pelvis; subcutaneously tunneling said subcutaneous fixation rod from one of said at least two fixation means on one ilium to another of said at least two fixation means on the other ilium; attaching said first end of said bowed subcutaneous fixation rod to said first of said at least two fixation means; attaching said second end of said bowed subcutaneous fixation rod to said second of said at least two fixation means.