Late recognition of a rectal tear associated with a pelvic fracture. A case report.
- 1 July 1994
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 76 (7) , 1072-1076
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-199407000-00018
Abstract
An injury to the rectum is a recognized and feared complication of a pelvic fracture. These injuries are not common, but they should always be suspected because they are associated with a high rate of mortality [8,12]. Previous reports have suggested that these injuries can be detected in a standardKeywords
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