Traumatic pelvic fractures in children and adolescents

Although traumatic pelvic fractures in children are relatively rare, these injuries are identified in about 5% of children admitted to level 1 trauma centers after blunt trauma.1 –4 Such injuries differ from adult pelvic fractures in important ways and require distinct strategies for management. While the associated mortality rate for children with pelvic fractures is much lower than that for adults, the patient may require urgent surgical intervention for associated life- threatening injuries such as head trauma and abdominal injury.

Source: Seminars in Pediatric Surgery - January 3, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Christopher J. DeFrancesco, Wudbhav N. Sankar Source Type: research