Citation

Beard JD, Davidson CM, Scott DJ, Turner AG. Injury 1988; 19(5): 353-356.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3255718

Abstract

We report a series of six severe pelvic injuries associated with traumatic abduction of the leg. All sustained a severe fracture of the pelvis associated with a deep perineal wound extending into the anus. Laparotomy was usually required to control haemorrhage and packing was only effective once the pelvis had been stabilized by external fixation. A sigmoid loop colostomy was required in all five initial survivors because of sphincter disruption, but three out of four long-term survivors are now fully continent. If mortality is to be reduced, blood loss must be rapidly controlled and sepsis prevented.

Language: en