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.
Cothren
C Clay
CC
Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA. clay.cothren@dhha.org
Moore
Ernest E
EE
Smith
Wade R
WR
Morgan
Steve J
SJ
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