title: Traumatic hemipelvectomy: a case report.
abstract: Traumatic hemipelvectomy is a devasting injury which few patients survive. A survivor of traumatic hemipelvectomy is described. Immediate and long-term management include prompt resuscitation, vascular control, urinary and fecal diversion, wound debridement, wound closure, and physical and psychologic rehabilitation.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis / Q000293:injuries*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014547:Urinary Diversion