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Entrapment of the urinary bladder: A rare mechanism of bladder injury in pelvic trauma

open access: yesTrauma Case Reports, 2019
A pelvic fracture with entrapment of the urinary bladder in the fracture site is a rare pattern of injury. As the “team captains” in the trauma bay and in the care of polytraumatized patients, trauma surgeons must be aware of this entity and its ...
Derek S. Stenquist   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pelvic injury prognosis is more closely related to vascular injury severity than anatomical fracture complexity: the WSES classification for pelvic trauma makes sense

open access: yesWorld Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2020
Background The most common cause of death in cases of pelvic trauma is exsanguination caused by associated injuries, not the pelvic injury itself. For patients with relatively isolated pelvic trauma, the impact of vascular injury severity on outcome ...
Yu-Tung Wu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Randomised controlled trial of screening for Chlamydia trachomatis to prevent pelvic inflammatory disease: the POPI (prevention of pelvic infection) trial. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether screening and treating women for chlamydial infection reduces the incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease over the subsequent 12 months. DESIGN: Randomised controlled trial.
Atherton, H   +22 more
core   +1 more source

Individualised pelvic floor muscle training in women with pelvic organ prolapse: a multicentre randomised controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
<br>Background: Pelvic organ prolapse is common and is strongly associated with childbirth and increasing age. Women with prolapsed are often advised to do pelvic floor muscle exercises, but supporting evidence is limited.
Barry, Sarah   +34 more
core   +1 more source

Demographic Changes in Pelvic Fracture Patterns at a Swiss Academic Trauma Center from 2007 to 2017. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
BACKGROUND Increasing life expectancy has led to higher incidence of fragility fractures of the pelvis. These demographic changes may have a direct impact on fracture patterns.
Malin Kristin Meier   +13 more
core   +2 more sources

Incidence and Clinical Features of Urethral Injuries with Pelvic Fractures in Males: A 6-Year Retrospective Cohort Study at a Single Institution in South Korea [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Trauma and Injury, 2021
Purpose Severe pelvic fractures are associated with genitourinary injuries, but the relationship between pelvic trauma and concomitant urethral injuries has yet to be elucidated. This study evaluated the incidence, mechanism, site, and extent of urethral
Hyun Woo Sun   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Learning with the Amerindians: the evaluation of pelvic floor disorders among indigenous women who live in the Xingu Indian Park,Brazil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Objective: to evaluate the pelvic floor muscles and the incidence of pelvic organ prolapse among indigenous women who live in Xingu Indian Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Methods: observational study with 377 indigenous women, mean age 31+/-15 years,
Marair Gracio Ferreira Sartori   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Accuracy of the WSES classification system for pelvic ring disruptions: an international validation study

open access: yesWorld Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2021
Background In 2017, a novel classification for pelvic injuries was established by the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES). We validated its effectiveness using nationwide real-world data. The roles of associated vascular injury and open fracture in
Szu-Han Wang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pelvic fracture does not increase mortality in adult trauma patients: A propensity score analysis

open access: yesFormosan Journal of Surgery, 2017
Background: This study was designed to investigate the impact of pelvic fracture on the outcome of trauma patients. Methods: Detailed data of 512 and 20,159 adult patients with and without pelvic fracture, respectively, hospitalized between January 1 ...
Ching-Hua Hsieh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Failure of internal fixation of the anterior ring for unstable pelvic fractures, the experience of a single institute

open access: yesJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2021
Background This study aimed to share our experience of anterior ring fixation failure for unstable pelvic fractures and propose corresponding treatment strategies.
Sheng Zhang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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