1. Traumatic Hemipelvectomy with a Contralateral Unstable Pelvis and Acetabular Fracture: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
- Author
-
Andrew C. Smith, Kelly A. Dinnan, Alfred M. Faulkner, Yohan Jang, and Daniel C. Flinn
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Treatment outcome ,Pelvis ,03 medical and health sciences ,Hemipelvectomy ,Young Adult ,0302 clinical medicine ,Amputation, Traumatic ,medicine ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Pelvic Bones ,030222 orthopedics ,business.industry ,Multiple Trauma ,Acetabular fracture ,Accidents, Traffic ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,Acetabulum ,medicine.disease ,Civilian population ,Surgery ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Treatment Outcome ,Female ,Pelvic injury ,business ,Surgical interventions - Abstract
CASE A traumatic hemipelvectomy (THP) is a rare life-threatening injury, with limited reports in the civilian population. We present the case of a patient who sustained a massive pelvic injury with an incomplete unilateral THP, a contralateral unstable pelvis, and a fracture of the acetabulum. CONCLUSION With advancements in resuscitative techniques, carefully timed and planned surgical interventions, and a coordinated multidisciplinary approach, a greater number of patients may be able to survive a massive pelvic injury.
- Published
- 2017