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Unstable Pelvic Trauma Patient: ED Presentations, Evaluation, and Management

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Limb-length discrepancy is not often apparent in pelvic fractures and would be more suggestive of a femoral fracture or dislocation. Demographic epidemiology of unstable pelvic fracture in the United States from 2000 to 2009: trends and in-hospital mortality. Figure 2: Open book pelvic fracture. J Clin Orthop Trauma. doi:10.1097/TA.0b013e3182ab0cde

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