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    Soldiers' stories  Mar 11, 2010
    He broke both legs, broke his back in four spots, fractured his rib cage, punctured his right lung and fractured his pelvis in two spots. Beberniss, who joined the Marines right after graduating from high school in Westminster, Colo. (AZCentral -- News)

    Alive and kicking: the 100kg miracle they'll never forget  Mar 11, 2010
    His front legs were coming first and his head was hanging down, trapped behind the pelvis. Thomas Hildebrandt, a world expert on elephant reproduction from the Berlin Institute of Zoo and Wildlife Health, said at the time that if the calf was born alive ''it would be a miracle. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Natural and Artificial Sheaths Used to Mend Traumatic Bone Loss  Mar 10, 2010
    She tested the periosteum process against the standard bone graft technique of packing the gap with spongy bone taken from the pelvis and included a third model in which the gap was packed with spongy bone and covered with periosteum. The results showed the periosteum alone healed fastest and with the greatest density. (Science Daily)

    Uganda: PM Explains How Chopper with Aid For Landslide Victims Crashed  Mar 10, 2010
    The lumbar is the segment of the torso, between the diaphragm and pelvis. The premier, admitted in the VIP wing, disclosed that the hospital would give him a brace to enable him walk without exerting pressure on the fracture. (allAfrica.com)

    A mother's heavy burden as baby elephant dies  Mar 9, 2010
    Its front feet were coming first, and its heavy head was pulled down by gravity, trapped up against the pelvis. A caesarean section on a 3000-kilogram elephant was never an option, because of the very high risks. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Why Do Physicians Order Costly CTs? Ultrasound Yields Better Diagnosis, Safer, Less Costly, Expert Argues  Mar 8, 2010
    "How have we evolved to ordering the most expensive imaging technique first for these patients, only to be followed frequently by a far less costly ultrasound examination to clarify the CT findings? Ultrasound is the established modality of choice to evaluate the female pelvis, so why do patients with pelvic masses or pain get a CT scan? In my opinion, doing a CT scan first for female patients with lower abdominal pain is dangerous and wasteful, a drain of much-needed health care dollars.".... (Science Daily)

    Another Worker Injured In Kleen Energy Plant Explosion Files Lawsuit  Mar 5, 2010
    Lee said he suffered a fractured pelvis and other injuries and accuses the companies of failing to contain the gas being purged and allowing ignition sources to be present. A telephone message was left Thursday for an Oesman. (FOX61, CT)

    Settlement reached in lawsuit over bus injuring bicyclist  Mar 4, 2010
    He suffered broken ribs, a shattered pelvis, punctured lungs and spinal damage that left him a paraplegic. Henderson was executive director of Adventure Race Hawaii and had raced professionally. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Pedestrian struck by car in Fitzroy  Mar 4, 2010
    The youngest injured was a six-year-old boy who suffered bruising swelling to his forehead, while a nine-year-old who was hit by his father's car suffered injuries to his neck, back, pelvis and leg. The oldest was an 87-year-old man who called paramedics today after coming off his bike and injuring his leg. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    That gripe about Eddie is a bit queer  Mar 3, 2010
    A thrust of the pelvis, a tap on the old cods, you know the story. Virgin airlines (who else. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    GRAPHIC VIDEO: Cop hit by car  Mar 2, 2010
    Lambert suffered injuries to his pelvis and tailbone, but no one else was hurt in the crash. Chief Joe Kocab said it could take up to a year for Lt. Lambert to be back on the job. (FOX61, CT)

    Bunnys last days: If a living will isnt enough  Feb 27, 2010
    A few months before her stroke, when she fell and suffered a broken pelvis, thumb and upper arm and a detached lens in one eye. She spent five days in an intensive care unit, followed by seven weeks in a rehabilitation center. (MSNBC -- Health)

    SU student thrown from car as it overturns in LaFayette  Feb 24, 2010
    Rachel Pigott, a senior in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was immediately transferred to SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital from the scene and suffered a broken hip and pelvis and a punctured lung, Carroll said. University Hospital officials would not confirm her injuries. (Daily Orange, NY)

    Former Burlington Mayor Roger 'Gus' Tjeerdsma Dies  Feb 23, 2010
    Gus suffered massive injuries to the soft tissue and bones of his legs, pelvis, backside and left arm, the family wrote in a posting at. Police said Roger Tjeerdsma was in a field talking to a co-worker when he tried to climb into the bulldozer's cab. (KIRO TV, WA)

    Donors fly Haitian kids to Philadelphia hospital  Feb 22, 2010
    0-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12th, Green said tent hospitals are not well-equipped to care for patients with spinal injuries and complex pelvis fractures. Private planes still can carry Florida-bound patients, but Green said that is not realistic for most Haitians. (The Palm Beach Post)

    Comparison shows robot-assisted option offers advantages for kidney surgery  Feb 21, 2010
    All 60 patients had a procedure known as pyeloplasty that involves reconstructing the narrow area where part of the kidney meets the ureter, the tube that carries the urine from the renal pelvis into the bladder. Blockages in this area can be the result of birth defects or, in adults, from injury, previous surgery or disorders that can cause inflammation of the upper urinary tract. (EurekAlert!)

    First On 9: Customs Patrol Dog Attacks Child At Dulles Airport  Feb 19, 2010
    The grandmother of the attacked child tells 9NEWS NOW the dog bit the girl just under her pelvis andrefuse to let hergo. The dog would not release her even as the handler gave the command to release. (W-USA News, DC)

    Vonn handles slopes, expectations  Feb 18, 2010
    It didn't escape anyone's thoughts that Vonn is a fearless skier who has endured a range of terrifying injuries, from the crash two days before the Turin Games that left her with bruises on her back and pelvis to the one two months ago in Austria that injured her wrist. She came into these Games with a bad shin that prompted much pre-race buzz. (AZCentral -- Sports)

    related: the queen of minor ailments  Feb 18, 2010
    Whenever some new medical issue comes up a new growth on my face, an indeterminate mass in my pelvis, an unexplained persistent the black cloud of dread encircles me, whispering, This is it, this is the one. As I write, I am icing the sole of my left foot, where it seems a pea has taken up residence. (Harper's Magazine)

    Pitt-led study debunks millennia-old claims of systematic infant sacrifice in ancient Carthage  Feb 18, 2010
    Schwartz and Houghton determined sex by measuring the sciatic notcha crevice at the rear of the pelvis that's wider in femalesof 70 hipbones. They discovered that 38 pelvises came from females and 26 from males. (EurekAlert!)

    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)

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