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Traumatic Hemipelvectomy : Surgical and Medical-Legal Aspects
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Background: Traffic accidents are major causes of disability and mortality due to the increasing number of vehicles, changes in lifestyle and high-risk behavior among the general population. Traumatic hemipelvectomy is a type of exceptional lesion representing 0.6% of all pelvic fractures, although lesions of the lower extremities are more usual than those of the upper extremities. Case presentation: The authors present an unusual case of traumatic left hemipelvectomy, and consider the medical-legal aspects resulting from an accident of a motorcycle driver, which involved a lateral collision between the subject’s motorcycle and a car. Conclusion: With traumatic hemipelvectomy in young subjects difficulties arise at any level and in all medical fields: clinically, surgical and medicolegal |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/traumatic-hemipelvectomy-surgical-and-medicallegal-aspects-2090-2697-1000117.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Accessory Nerve Injuries Cerebrovascular accident Chimeric antigen receptor Drug vehicle Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic Fracture of pelvis Hemipelvectomy Lateral computing Lateral thinking Limb structure Lower Extremity Motorcycles Patients Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Principles of law and justice Traumatic Brain Injury Upper Extremity |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
