Multisegmental open sacral fracture due to impalement. A case report

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 134-139

  Schildhauer, Thomas A ^a   Chapman, Jens R ^b   Mayo, Keith A ^c  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c St Joseph Hospital Tacoma   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex sacral impalement injury; Lumbopelvic fixation; Open pelvis fracture; Triangular osteosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BLADDER COMPLIANCE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; WOUND HEALING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; CAUDA EQUINA; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; SACRUM; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 14844297729     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200502000-00011     Document Type: Article

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