title: [Mutilating complex trauma of the pelvis].
abstract: Traumatic hemipelvectomy is a rare, but devastating pelvic injury with few survivors reported in the literature. We report on a 19-year-old motorcyclist with a near-total hemipelvectomy. After a complicated course, the patient survived with good potential for a functional level of activity. We review the experience of other authors and give details on the management of one of the most challenging injuries confronting surgeons. Successful treatment requires extraordinary efforts and multidisciplinary team cooperation.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfall- und Handchirurgie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rieger
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Dietl
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wetterkamp
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fingerhut
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Semjonow
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fiedler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006428:Hemipelvectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000293:injuries*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation
vernacular_title: Ein mutilierendes Komplextrauma des Beckens.