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Rapid Communication| Volume 41, ISSUE 4, e17-e19, April 2006

Preperitoneal pelvic packing in the child with an unstable pelvis: a novel approach

      Abstract

      Combined external pelvic fixation and preperitoneal pelvic packing may represent a revolutionary management strategy for mechanically unstable pelvis fractures in critically injured patients.

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