Innominosacral Dissociation: Mechanism of Injury as a Predictor of Resuscitation Requirements, Morbidity, and Mortality

200620 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Matthew G. Whitbeck · University of Maryland, Baltimore

H. Jay Zwally · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Andrew R. Burgess · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Abstract

These findings suggest that mechanism of injury is an important determinant of clinical behavior in patients with IDS, and that ISD secondary to the APC mechanism is associated with substantially greater resuscitation requirements, morbidity, and mortality than ISD secondary to the VS mechanism.

Topics & Keywords

Pelvic floor disorders treatments Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volume 20, Issue 1, pp. S57-S63

DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000202394.70740.35

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