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Pelvis and Sacrum

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This chapter deals with injuries of the pelvis and sacrum. Various types of fractures and other injuries are presented. MR is discussed where it significantly adds to evaluation of these injuries.

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Swischuk, L.E., Jadhav, S.P. (2014). Pelvis and Sacrum. In: Emergency Musculoskeletal Imaging in Children. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7747-1_8

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