Author/Authors :
GÜRGER, Murat Fırat Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , KÖSE, Kamil Çağrı Marmara Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , KARAKURT, Lokman Fırat Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , BATUR, Ömer Cihan Elazığ Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniği, Turkey
Abstract :
Injuries which result in lumbosacral and spinopelvic instability are rare and usually occur generally as a result of falling from height, traffic accidents; however, they are rarely observed after gunshot injuries. We present a rare-seen case which took place after a close-shot with a shotgun and resulted in lumbosacral and spinopelvic instability as a result of fractures in L5, sacrum and iliac wing
