Reconstruction of the pelvis after traumatically induced bilateral partial hemipelvectomy: a case report

Abstract Background Traumatic hemipelvectomy is a catastrophic fracture of the pelvis as a result of high-energy trauma, such as in a car accident. There have been few case reports of traumatic hemipelvectomy because many of these patients die before they are transferred to a hospital. However, an i...

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Main Authors: Ayako Kamitomo, Minoru Hayashi, Ryohei Tokunaka, Yuki Yoshida, Sayo Tatsuta, Yoshie Sasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2283-5