title: Traumatic hemipelvectomy: case report and literature review.
abstract: Traumatic hemipelvectomy is a rare but devastating injury involving complete disruption of the hemipelvis from the pubic symphysis to the sacroiliac joints and often results in death. We present an interesting case of traumatic hemipelvectomy caused by a previously undescribed mechanism of injury in which judicious angiography and aggressive surgical treatment contributed to patient survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Box 800159, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Schoderbek
authors.forename: Todd C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Battaglia
authors.forename: Erik R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Dorf
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Kahler
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000628:therapy*; D000792:Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006428:Hemipelvectomy; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000628:therapy; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D010388:Pelvis / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*