title: Bladder and urethral injuries associated with fractures of the pelvis in Zaria, Nigeria.
abstract: Among 3540 trauma patients received at the A.B.U. Hospital, Zaria between 1972 and 1982, 350 had fractures of the pelvis, and 127 of these had associated injuries of the urinary bladder and urethra. They comprised 90 men and 37 women. Bladder and urethral contusion were the commonest injuries in 56 patients who required only catheter drainage. Surgical explorations and repairs were necessary in 71. Of the anatomical categories, pelvic posterior fractures occurred in 55 patients and were associated with a larger proportion of major non-urinary injuries, ruptured bladder and a greater fatality rate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Muhammad
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Mabogunje
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000628:therapy*; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D012737:Sex Factors; D014521:Urethra / Q000293:injuries*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000293:injuries*