Classification and initial management of patients with unstable pelvic ring injuries
Olson, S.A.; Burgess, A.
Instructional Course Lectures 54: 383-393
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0065-6895 PMID: 15948467 Document Number: 586753
Unstable pelvic ring injuries in hemodynamically unstable patients are life-threatening emergencies that many orthopaedic surgeons encounter in practice. Therefore, it is important to be up to date regarding current methods of evaluating, assessing, and treating patients with these complex and severe injuries. Surgeons should first determine whether patients have hemodynamic instability and identify the source of the hemorrhage. Patients should then be assessed for stabilization of unstable pelvic ring injuries.