Traumatic hemipelvectomy: case presentation

Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2014;48(2):226-30. doi: 10.3944/AOTT.2014.2629.

Abstract

Traumatic hemipelvectomy is a severe, life-threatening injury, mainly occurring due to machinery injury or traffic accident. Few cases have been published in the literature. Treatment requires a rapid, multidisciplinary team approach which will result in the saving of the patient's life. We present the outcome of a male patient with traumatic hemipelvectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amputation, Traumatic* / diagnosis
  • Amputation, Traumatic* / surgery
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Artificial Limbs*
  • Blood Transfusion / methods*
  • Colostomy / methods
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Fluid Therapy
  • Humans
  • Lower Extremity* / diagnostic imaging
  • Lower Extremity* / injuries
  • Lower Extremity* / surgery
  • Male
  • Orthopedic Procedures / methods*
  • Pelvis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Pelvis* / injuries
  • Pelvis* / surgery
  • Radiography
  • Sacroiliac Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Sacroiliac Joint / injuries
  • Trauma Severity Indices
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents