Open AccessTraumatic Separation of the Pubic Symphysis Associated with Severe Rectal Tear: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Teng LS,
Jin KT,
He KF,
Zhang J
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490791001700412
Subject(s) - medicine , pubic symphysis , surgery , symphysis , separation (statistics) , traumatic injury , pelvis , machine learning , computer science
Traumatic separation of the pubic symphysis is a serious, infrequent and potentially life‐threatening medical emergency. Rectal laceration is a rare associated finding. A case of traumatic separation of the pubic symphysis associated with a deep perineal tear is reported. The mechanism of injury, preoperative care and operative management of this type of injury are discussed.