title: [Hindquarter amputation - a solution for pelvic disruption].
abstract: Traumatic pelvic disruptions are rare and frequently these injuries are combined with other injuries and have a high lethality. Hindquarter amputation is a lifesaving option and was performed in a 21-year-old motorcyclist with closed pelvic disruption.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Schwarzwald-Baar-Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen GmbH, Röntgenstrasse 20, 78054 Villingen-Schwenningen, Deutschland. chdaub@gmx.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Daub
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jörger
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kumle
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Thielemann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D006428:Hemipelvectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome