After family tragedy, grandparents begin national fight for custody rights Feb 17, 2010
Gilbert would too, with a broken pelvis and internal bleeding that required a 10-day stay in the intensive care unit. The driver, a drunk 17-year-old girl, had rolled right over him. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Wescott defends snowboard cross gold Feb 16, 2010
Not bad for a guy who had doubts about whether he would even make it after he jammed his femur into his pelvis in a race in December, an injury that was, he assures, every bit as bad as it sounds. "Had never had that kind of pain in my pelvis before, and it was hard to know exactly what was wrong with me," Wescott said. (MSNBC -- Health)
Ranger girls overpower Maroons Feb 14, 2010
Both have problems with shin splints, and McKeon is fighting a sore knee and twisted pelvis. That didn't help as the Maroons faced top-notch Livingston guards Honey Williams and Kelsey Gray. (Montana Standard, MT)
Guardsman Shows Courage Under Fire Feb 13, 2010
The first entered his pelvis just below his body armor, the second hit the chest plate of his body armor, the third shattered his left forearm, and the last round hit his helmet, knocking off his night-vision goggles. When he saw his injured arm and realized his rifle had dropped in front of him, Clifton knew he was in trouble. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
Nurse practitioners, midwives the future of medical care? Feb 13, 2010
My daughter was 8 pounds 13 ounces and stuck in my pelvis ( others know the story) ... Now for baby stuck in pelvis. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Homes still without power after storms Feb 12, 2010
Melbourne mops up after massive storm monsters city. 9:16PM Fri February 12, 2010. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Drama right out of the gate Feb 12, 2010
There was talk of a broken back, a broken pelvis, torn knee ligaments. But Vonn suffered only severe bruising. (Boston Globe)
Will Lindsey Vonn Break Hearts Before the Games Begin? Feb 11, 2010
Doctors thought she might have fractured her pelvis and suffered massive head trauma. The injuries were not as serious as originally feared, and she was able to race two days later. (Time.com)
Fan of S. Fork ice also likes Iceland Feb 11, 2010
He broke his femur in five places and cracked his pelvis. His recovery included four months of intensive physical therapy. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
The Effect of Heavy Backpacks on Ch... Feb 10, 2010
This will mean that the weight of the full backpack will rest on the child s pelvis rather than their shoulders or spine. Be Sure the Backpack is the Right Size. (Suite101.com)
Locals just miss in luge, snowboarding Feb 10, 2010
Few in the sport have Ott's experience, as she has ranked among her sport's top five women for her entire 15-year career, as well as a two-time North American champion, this despite injuries ranging from a broken ankle to a pelvis broken in four places. But the only member of this team with Olympic experience in the alpine was Boston's Michelle Gorgone, and she wound up keeping her spot. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Essure Permanent Birth Control Feb 9, 2010
have had a recent infection in the pelvis. have serious, chronic health problems. (Suite101.com)
The long-term aftershocks of care Feb 9, 2010
Others had fractures of the pelvis, vertebra and arms and legs. Skin gaped open over many wounds, leaving the bones exposed and causing infections. (Boston Globe)
Sermon spurs RMC physician to go to Haiti to help quake victims Feb 7, 2010
Tata had a broken pelvis and also sustained a bladder injury. When we got there, she had been lying in bed for a week, he said. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Broward nurse a lifesaver for victims sent to South Florida Feb 7, 2010
Her leg was broken; her pelvis crushed. She couldn't move her legs. (The Palm Beach Post)
1Girl, 11, Gives Birth to Baby Boy in Northeast Hospital » Feb 7, 2010
The pelvis is not defined for natural childbirth. The vagina could sustain injury during a natural birth. (Fox News)
Combat deaths -- at home after the war Feb 7, 2010
Schmachtenberger's mother, Robin Scalero of Alliance, Ohio, said Schmachtenberger indeed wanted to go, but had broken his pelvis and couldn't function as a paratrooper. Still, Schmachtenberger seemed OK, she said in a telephone interview. (Anchorage Daily News)
• Injured off the ice Feb 6, 2010
" Kenyon, who was sitting in the back seat of the van with Woodby, was diagnosed with a fractured pelvis at the hospital in Fairbanks. "At first, I thought the worst - I thought I was paralyzed," he said. "But then I realized I could move my toes and I had feeling, so that thought went away pretty fast. " He said he checked his legs and everything seemed fine, but the thought of a fractured pelvis never entered his mind. Kenyon and Woodby were transported by ambulance to the hospital, while... (Juneau Empire)
Waldrip family case reaches appellate court Feb. 9 Feb 5, 2010
The truck rolled over him, dragging him and crushing his spine, bladder, bowels and pelvis, according to court records. Medical expenses to date exceed $4 million, Lyon said. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Stout to retire from state Senate Feb 5, 2010
He has had health problems due to an accident that fractured his pelvis. His district includes parts of five counties in southwestern Pennsylvania. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
High school student, 17, struck by concrete truck in Danvers Feb 5, 2010
DANVERS - A 17-year-old high school student walking to his bus stop yesterday morning suffered a broken pelvis and gash to his head after being struck by a concrete truck while crossing busy Route 62, police and school officials said. Mike Philbrook, a junior at North Shore Technical High School in Middleton, was listed in fair condition at Massachusetts General Hospital last night, a hospital spokesman said. (Boston Globe)
Acrobat Falls Three Stories and Lives Feb 5, 2010
"I am walking two months later, and I am healed from a pelvis broken in four places and six broken ribs and a shattered wrist, but it could have been so much worse," she said. Romanowsky said she was impressed with the singer Pink's acrobatic performance during the Grammy awards. (ABC News)
Former Burlington Mayor Run Over By Bulldozer Feb 5, 2010
Tjeerdsma, 68, was taken to a local hospital with massive injuries to his legs, pelvis and arm. His injuries were so severe he was flown to Harborview Medical Center for emergency surgery. (KIRO TV, WA)
Severely abused kitten put down Feb 4, 2010
Mercy also suffered a broken pelvis and an injured eye. County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg says charges will be filed if his office determines there is sufficient evidence of felony animal cruelty. (Montana Standard, MT)
Cat rescued after allegedly flushed, beaten by owner Feb 2, 2010
"But her pelvis is just completely smashed. He either threw her against the wall or stomped her." So the kitten, now named Mercy, is going to need surgery, and that's going to cost some 800 or 900. Parker also said Animal Control, which will pay for the surgery, needs help with the expense. (Montana Standard, MT)
Falcons Play at San Diego State on Tuesday Feb 2, 2010
Senior , who started the first seven games, missed 10 straight with a stress reaction in his pelvis before returning to the lineup against Utah on Jan. 23. He was averaging team-highs of 17. (Airforcesports.com)
Not enough to go round: field sizes hit racing again Feb 1, 2010
Few horses end their career with a broken pelvis, as Horizons did at Randwick on Saturday. Possibly the most notable was Dulcify in the 1979 Melbourne Cup, won by Hyperno, trained by Bart Cummings. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Haiti quake victims stranded as U.S. medical airlift stalls Jan 31, 2010
Green estimated that "a few hundred'' injured Haitian quake survivors need medical evacuations to U.S. hospitals, and added that many could be treated in four to six weeks and then be reunited with their families in Haiti.Though tens of thousands are estimated to have been seriously injured by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, Green said tent hospitals are not well-equipped to care for patients with spinal injuries and complex pelvis fractures.Private planes still can... (Fresno Bee)
Delivery Mode Not Altered by Pregnancy Exercise Jan 30, 2010
Therefore, they compared delivery outcomes after supervised toning and resistance exercises for shoulders, arms, pelvis, and legs, plus toning and mobilization of associated joints, in 80 women during mid to late pregnancy, compared with 80 non-exercising peers. All of the women previously obtained less than 20 minutes of exercise on 3 or fewer days each week, a low level of exercise the "controls" maintained. (MEDLINEplus)
Horses injured by Big Day Out fence jumpers Jan 28, 2010
One horse is thought to have a suspected fractured pelvis. Security dogs alerted staff to the trespassers' presence. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Haiti doctors face issues Jan 27, 2010
The ship's obstetricians called on Etienne for advice on how to handle a near-term pregnant woman with a broken pelvis and thigh. Her internal bleeding was so severe it threatened to drain the ship's depleted blood bank and cost both mother and baby their lives. (USA Today)
Around The Mountain Jan 26, 2010
ON THE SPOT: Keeping freshman guard fresh will become a major challenge now that 's pelvis injury won't allow him to play ... --Sophomore PG Jesse Carr has been shut down again after aggravating his pelvis injury, and he isn't expected to play again this season. (TheRedMenace.com)
Tech star's likely return Jan 26, 2010
Taylor had a sore chest, back, leg, pelvis and just about everything else. Plus he had four new dime-sized holes in his groin and right thigh. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
How Melody Gardot Found Her Voice Jan 25, 2010
The accident fractured her pelvis, damaged her spine, and Gardot suffered a traumatic brain injury that affected her memory, her speech, and left her hypersensitive to light and sound. "My mother dropped a dish on the floor one day and the sound made me collapse," Gardot said. (CBS News)
White, Clark win again at snowboard Grand Prix Jan 24, 2010
Pearce remains in serious condition after crashing in practice on Dec. 31, while Davis fractured his back and pelvis in a four-wheeler accident last week. "I feel pretty bad about the situation," said Lago, who will dedicate his Olympics to his friends. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Florian announces fight with Gomi Jan 22, 2010
Snowboarder Danny Davis, who was a shoo-in for the US halfpipe team, had surgery on a broken pelvis he injured when he crashed his off-road vehicle into a gate last weekend. Davis won t compete for the rest of the year. (Boston Globe)
Floating hospital USNS Comfort starts its healing mission Jan 22, 2010
The first patients were flown to the hospital late Tuesday: a 6-year-old boy with a broken pelvis and injured bladder and a 21-year-old with a fractured skull. They were apparently out of danger, doctors said. (USA Today -- News)
Boy survives 8 days in rubble Jan 22, 2010
The first two patients taken on board, flown to the ship before it reached Haitian waters, were a 6-year-old boy with a crushed pelvis and 20-year-old man with a broken skull and possibly fractured cervical vertebrae. Cmdr. (CNN -- World)
Shattered bodies at Peace Hospital Jan 21, 2010
A Spanish nurse lends a hand to Mexican and Cuban doctors evaluating whether a woman with an injured pelvis needs emergency surgery. Haitian surgeon Canton Wilsus was on leave from a Cuban hospital when the quake hit. (CNN -- World)
More of this story Jan 21, 2010
Doctors declared it miraculous that Ku uipo Estrella did not die during the 12 hours it took from the time of the Nov. 27 crash on an icy road in Montana until she had emergency surgery for her multiple injuries including her back that was broken in two places, a fractured pelvis and severed tail bone ... There has been some swelling in her spine, and she now has a 10-inch titanium rod in her back and a six-inch rod in her pelvis and hip. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Continuum of Change: The Hairless Human Jan 21, 2010
The pelvis shape needed for walking upright as well as the knee appeared more than 3. 5 mya, and the foot arch arose around 1. (Scientific American)
Comfort Receives First Haitian Patients Jan 20, 2010
The 6-year-old patient has a crushed pelvis and possible damage to his bladder and urethra. At 10:24 p.m., the call came to casualty receiving: Helos on deck. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
Medical ship nears quake-ravaged Haiti Jan 20, 2010
The patients -- a 6-year-old boy with a crushed pelvis and 20-year-old man with a broken skull and possibly fractured cervical vertebrae -- had been treated initially on the USS Carl Vinson, a U.S. aircraft carrier docked off the Haitian capital. The Comfort is carrying nearly 550 doctors, nurses, corpsmen, technicians and support staff, who will be joined by 350 other medical staffers once the ship reaches Haiti, according to the U.S. Southern Command. (CNN)
The Perfect Stretch Jan 19, 2010
"Successful psychotherapy involved relaxing taut muscular structures, beginning with the forehead and moving downward toward the pelvis. With the elimination of the final muscular blocks, the patient would break down in involuntary convulsions, which Reich termed the 'orgasm reflex.' " As this suggests, although today we might blame a lousy office chair for back pain, Reich believed that all deep muscular tension ultimately came from sexual frustration. Consequently, the whole point of therapy,... (Slate)
Australian man killed in Thailand crash Jan 16, 2010
Mr Malonzo's 26-year-old wife Aimee (Aimee), a dance teacher from Camden, on Sydney's southwestern outskirts, is in hospital in Phuket in a satisfactory condition with a fractured pelvis, Phuket Wan reports. She told the website that she believed the jeep's driver missed a gear change or the gear slipped when taking a sharp left-hand bend on a steep descent. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
AP: Tests may shed light on Conn. museum's Egypt mummy Jan 16, 2010
Researchers are trying to determine if bundles in the abdomen and pelvis cavities contain a bird mummy or are organs. The earlier tests led to speculation that the bundles might contain a bird mummy. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Traffic Crashes Send 3.5 Million to ERs Jan 16, 2010
44 percent of the injuries treated were sprains, 35 percent were superficial injuries such as scrapes, 15 percent were fractures, 10 percent were open wounds, 5 percent were head injuries, and 3 percent were internal injuries of the thorax, abdomen and pelvis. SOURCE: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, news release, Jan. 13, 2010. (MEDLINEplus)
Stryker Brigade company's new leader beat the odds Jan 16, 2010
The list included facial fractures, traumatic brain injury, a crushed pelvis, spinal damage, a fractured hip, dislocated femur and severe nerve damage. To this day, O'Donnell has near-total paralysis in his lower left leg. (Honolulu Advertiser)
As Haiti crisis escalates, relief effort... Jan 16, 2010
Haitian refugees overwhelmed a tiny local hospital in the border town of Jimani with injuries ranging from cuts and bruises to serious crush injuries, such as a broken pelvis. Some of the wounds had become gangrenous because the victims had not been able to get medical care. (USA Today)
Belly Dancing for Health Jan 15, 2010
This ritualized expression comes naturally to the female form and prepares the female body for the stresses of childbirth and pregnancy due to the fact that women learn to use and strengthen the muscles of the hips and pelvis area through dancing ... Women learn to move their pelvis while muscles of the pelvis and hips are strengthened. (Suite101.com)
Combo PET-CT Scans Can Spot Hidden Cancers Jan 14, 2010
"These standard evaluations include physical examination; computed tomography of the chest, abdomen and pelvis; mammography in women; and testicular ultrasonography and prostate-specific antigen testing in men," wrote Andrew McKeon and colleagues. They analyzed the medical records of 56 patients with suspected paraneoplastic neurologic disorders who underwent standard evaluations that did not detect cancer. (MEDLINEplus)
Investigators identify gene mutations in patients with Becker muscular dystrophy Jan 14, 2010
Becker muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder that usually begins in adolescence causing progressive muscle weakness of the legs and pelvis. Most patients more than 70 percent will also develop cardiac disease that is likely to go unnoticed until it has reached an advanced stage. (EurekAlert!)
Imaging Studies Help Detect Underlying Cancers in Patients With Neurologic Symptoms Jan 13, 2010
"These standard evaluations include physical examination; computed tomography (CT) of the chest, abdomen and pelvis; mammography in women; and testicular ultrasonography and prostate-specific antigen testing in men." Cancers underlying paraneoplastic neurologic disorders are typically small, restricted to one site and are often not detected until autopsy ... Before their PET-CT, patients underwent a median of three other screening tests; the most common was CT of the chest, abdomen and pelvis... (Science Daily)
More Than 1,000 Pay Respects To Rocky Hill Bus Crash Victim Jan 13, 2010
His father, Arthur Santos, said that Adam suffered fractures to his collarbone, blade and pelvis. Others aboard the bus continue to recover from injuries that range from bumps, bruises and scapes to internal injuries. (FOX61, CT)
The brand that Elvis built still very much alive and rocking the world Jan 12, 2010
His special brand of rockabilly and gyrations, which earned him the nickname Elvis The Pelvis, stunned middle-class America and drove teenagers wild. Recording everything from rock and roll, pop, country and gospel music, Elvis showed his versatility and spontaneity. (Business Report, South Africa)
104-Year-Old Strongman Killed By Van Jan 12, 2010
Joe Rollino was struck as he crossed Bay Ridge Parkway in Brooklyn, and suffered a broken pelvis, head trauma and broken ribs. He died a few hours later at an area hospital. (KCRA 3, CA)
Local missionary recovering from car accident Jan 12, 2010
"His vital signs are good and although we are cautioned to be patient because his recovery will be in slow and small steps, we have faith that he will recover from his fractured pelvis and ruptured diaphragm eventually and in good order," the e-mail stated. Romney is the son of Aaron and Connie Romney of Rexburg. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Pregnant women focus for car-safety research Jan 11, 2010
Allowing it to remain across the pelvis offers the best safety protection in the event of a crash. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (MSNBC -- Health)
Breaking the ice Jan 10, 2010
Her injuries so far have included a fractured rib, a shifted pelvis and a torn rotator cuff. Has she not considered quitting. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Success has been a group effort Jan 10, 2010
At first, we thought that it was a hamstring tear that actually pulled the muscle away from the bone, but we later discovered that it was a stress fracture on my pelvis ... The injury to his pelvis isnt all that common and it is as painful as it sounds. (The Insiders -- Nebraska Prep)
Blowtorch Fat Right Off Your Body in Just 15 Minutes Jan 10, 2010
To top it off, half my body was swollen and I could hardly move due to the fact that my last operation removed all the lymph nodes from my pelvis. My right leg needed to remain wrapped to contain the lymph fluid, and for a month I had a drainage tube stuck in my hip. (Newsmax)
Sandro, the Argentine Elvis, dies at 64 Jan 10, 2010
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentine singer Sandro, whose gyrating pelvis and romantic ballads brought comparisons to Elvis Presley and made him the first Latin American to sing in Madison Square Garden, died Monday of complications from heart and lung transplant surgery. He was 64. (MSNBC -- Music)
For Rangers fan, a miracle comeback Jan 10, 2010
Her pelvis was broken in three pieces, two of them crushed. Her collarbone was broken by her seatbelt. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
Leg Clots May Not Travel to Lungs Jan 10, 2010
"I think this study by no means answers this question or reverses the original concept that most pulmonary embolisms originate as venous thrombosis [blood clots] in the deep veins of leg or sometimes in pelvis or abdomen.". According to Velmahos, the concept of clots in the lungs originating as clots in the legs has never been challenged, despite evidence in the literature that some patients suffering from pulmonary embolism did not show signs of having had a blood clot in the lower extremities. (MEDLINEplus)
Steroid Shots Don't Help Hip Pain Long-Term Jan 10, 2010
Known as greater trochanter pain syndrome (the trochanter is the upper part of the femur where it joins the pelvis), this condition is typically treated with physical therapy, training error correction, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Dr. Jan D. Rompe of the OrthoTrauma Evaluation Center in Mainz, Germany and his colleagues note. If these measures don't work-or even if they do-"a local corticosteroid injection is regarded as the standard of care," Rompe and his team say. (MEDLINEplus)
