Traumatic Hemipelvectomy: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

Traumatic Hemipelvectomy: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

Traumatic hemipelvectomy is a life threatening, devastating pelvic injury with very low survival rates. Excessive loss of blood, related systemic problems and additional injuries about the gastrointestinal and genitourinary systems increase mortality of this severe sort of injury. A young, male farm...

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Veröffentlicht in:European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery 2007-06, Vol.33 (3), p.306-309
Hauptverfasser: Yalniz, Erol, Ciftdemir, Mert, Durukan, Teoman
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bone surgery
Case studies
Critical care
Farm machinery
Injuries
Mortality
Trauma
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Zusammenfassung:Traumatic hemipelvectomy is a life threatening, devastating pelvic injury with very low survival rates. Excessive loss of blood, related systemic problems and additional injuries about the gastrointestinal and genitourinary systems increase mortality of this severe sort of injury. A young, male farmer injured violently by an agricultural heavy machine; a survivor of traumatic hemipelvectomy is described in this case report.
ISSN:1863-9933
1615-3146
1863-9941
DOI:10.1007/s00068-007-6063-3