Traumatic hernia of the abdominal wall after pelvic and acetabular fracture: a case report.
Traumatic hernia of the abdominal wall is a rare and easily missed injury in the presence of major pelvic and abdominal lesions. We present a radiographically documented case of combined pelvic and acetabular fracture with a major contralateral traumatic hernia with avulsion of the internal oblique, the external oblique and the transverse abdominal muscles diagnosed four months after the initial trauma. To our knowledge no similar case has been described in the current literature.
Borens
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland. Borenso@hotmail.com
Fischer
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Bettschart
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Mouhsine
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D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000473:pathology*; D000076:Acetabularia; D000077:Acetabulum / Q000293:injuries*; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed