Intrapelvic dislocation of the left hemipelvis as a complication of the pelvic "C" clamp: A case report and review

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 540-542

  Bartlett, Craig ^a   Asprinio, David ^b   Louis, Steven ^a   Helfet, David ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication; External fixation; Fracture; Pelvic clamp; Pelvis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; DISLOCATION; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLE; PELVIC GIRDLE; RADIOGRAPHY; SOLDIER; THORACOTOMY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CONSTRICTION; DISLOCATIONS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MOTORCYCLES; PELVIC BONES; THORACOTOMY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0031255513     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199710000-00014     Document Type: Article

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