CLINICAL STUDY REPORT

Permanent nerve damage is a common cause of disability following pelvic injuries. A nerve injury occurs in 46% of the patients with an unstable vertical pelvis6. The most commonly affected nerve roots are L5 and S1, but any root from L2 to S4 may be damaged. In Huittinen’s6 study of 40 nerve injuries, 21 (52.5%) were traction injuries, 15 ................
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