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Traumatic hemipelvectomy

A case report and comments on associated injuries

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The twenty-fifth reported case of survival following traumatic hemipelvectomy is presented. Our patient is the fourth female survivor and the second who escaped associated injuries to either the genito-urinary system or the rectum.

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  1. First Orthopaedic Department, Athens General Hospital, Athens, Greece

    G. Dendrinos M.D., G. Papagiannopoulos & D. Koronias

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Dendrinos, G., Papagiannopoulos, G. & Koronias, D. Traumatic hemipelvectomy. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 111, 293–295 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00571530

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