Preperitoneal pelvic packing in the child with an unstable pelvis: a novel approach.
Combined external pelvic fixation and preperitoneal pelvic packing may represent a revolutionary management strategy for mechanically unstable pelvis fractures in critically injured patients.
Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA. clay.cothren@dhha.org
C Clay
CC
Cothren
Ernest E
EE
Moore
Wade R
WR
Smith
Steve J
SJ
Morgan
D002648:Child; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D010537:Peritoneum