Open AccessTraumatic hemipelvectomy (amputae): Report of one case
Author(s) -
Errol Untung Hutagalung,
Qomarrudin Qomarrudin
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
medical journal of indonesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.164
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2252-8083
pISSN - 0853-1773
DOI - 10.13181/mji.v10i3.27
Subject(s) - hemipelvectomy , medicine , surgery , resection
Traumatic hemipelvectomy (amputae) is a catastrophic injury resulting front violent shearing forces which avulsed the lower limb at the level sacroiliac joint and symphisis pubis. Patients surviving traumatic hemipelvectomy are rare. One case of a 25 months old girl surviving traumatic hemipelvectomy), is presented. This is the first case reported from Indonesia. (Med J Indones 2001; 10: 169-73) Keywords: Colostomy, skin graft, traffic accident
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