• Chirurg · Mar 1996

    Case Reports

    [Abdominal trauma and pelvic injury in the growth period].

    • H Rieger, H S Neumann, W Klein, and G Winde.
    • Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfall- und Handchirurgie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
    • Chirurg. 1996 Mar 1; 67 (3): 261-7.

    AbstractChildren with pelvic fractures usually are polytraumatized. Concomitant abdominal and pelvic injuries are not uncommon. Medical records and X-rays of 54 children, in which a pelvic fracture was diagnosed at our institution from 1974-1993, were reviewed. Children ages < or = 16 years and treated as in-patients were included in this study. The fractures were classified according to the AO-Classification. 47 patients (87.0%) had concomitant injuries. The mean Polytrauma Score was 23.7 (mean Injury Severity Score 30.5). Nine Children sustained an open pelvic fracture with rectal and/or vaginal tear. 15 genitourinary lesions were found in 13 children. 18 patients underwent laparotomy. A large pelvic/retroperitoneal hematoma was found in 11 cases. There were 7 liver lacerations, 7 splenic injuries, 2 mesenteric tears, 2 kidney injuries and 1 small bowel lesion. Eight children (14.8%) died with 5 of them due to retroperitoneal or/and abdominal bleeding complications. A recent follow-up examination (81.8%) with a mean follow-up of 11.3 years showed that long-term morbidity usually was attributed to pelvic concomitant injuries.

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