Pelvic Ring Injury II

Matthew D. Karam; David C. Templemen

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3511-2_13

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Pelvic Ring Injury II

Matthew D. Karam and David C. Templemen

Orthopedic Traumatology, pp.195-206

Springer New York

06/16/2012

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3511-2_13

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Abstract

DP is a 33-year-old man who complains of severe left pelvic pain after falling out of a window. He is transferred to the emergency department via EMS. On presentation, he demonstrates a GCS of 15 and denies any loss of consciousness. On primary survey, his airway is patent, and he is hemodynamically stable. On secondary survey, he demonstrates severe pain with manipulation of his pelvis on the left side. His secondary survey is otherwise negative.

Nonoperative management of pelvic ring injury

Operative fixation of pelvic ring injury

Outcomes of pelvic ring injury

Symphyseal plating

Young-Burgess classification

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Title: Subtitle: Pelvic Ring Injury II
Creators: Matthew D. Karam - University of Iowa
David C. Templemen - Hennepin County Medical Center
Resource Type: Book chapter
Publication Details: Orthopedic Traumatology, pp.195-206
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3511-2_13
Publisher: Springer New York; New York, NY
Language: English
Date published: 06/16/2012
Academic Unit: Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Record Identifier: 9984304695102771

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