Survived traumatic hemipelvectomy with salvage of the limb in a 14 months old toddler

Autor: Jansen, Hendrik, Heintel, Timo M., Jordan, Martin, Meffert, Rainer H., Frey, Soenke P.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Trauma Case Reports, Vol 22, Iss, Pp-(2019)
Trauma Case Reports
ISSN: 2352-6440
Popis: We report on a 14 months old toddler who sustained a traumatic hemipelvectomy by being crushed between a car and a stone wall. After stabilization in the resuscitation room he was treated operatively by laparotomy, osteosynthesis of the pelvic ring, reconstruction of the both external iliac vessels and the urethra and reposition of the testicles. After 66 days he was discharged into rehabilitation. Implants were removed after eight months. 20 months after the injury, the leg was plegic, initial radiological signs of femoral head necrosis showed up but the infant was able to walk with an orthesis and a walker.Up to our knowledge, this is the youngest patient described in the literature with a survived traumatic hemipelvectomy and salvaged limb. Keywords: Hemipelvectomy, Toddler, Survival, Limb salvage
Databáze: OpenAIRE