title: Damage control for devastating pelvic and extremity injuries.
abstract: This article focuses on some general principles of care and then discusses devastating pelvic injury secondary to both blunt and penetrating trauma. The authors describe the current approach to the mangled extremity and discuss indications for primary amputation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY, Health Science Center at Brooklyn, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tornetta
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Scalea
mesh_terms: D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control; D005121:Extremities / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000293:injuries*; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*