Unstable pelvic ring disruptions are frequently associatedwith hemodynamic instability.1–3 Although the sourceof hemorrhage can be from multiple sites, the severity and type of pelvic disruption strongly correlates with retro-peritoneal blood loss.4–7 Pelvic stabilization in the early post-traumatic phase is reported to provide an effective means of controlling this retroperitoneal hemorrhage.8–11 Pelvic cir-cumferential compression with a bed sheet has been recom-mended for emergent stabilization of unstable pelvic fractures in hemodynamically unstable patients.12–16 More recently, pelvic circumferential compression devices (PCCDs) have become commercially available for time-saving, provisional stabilization.17–19 This report describes a complication asso-ciated with the use of a PCCD for a patient with an unstable pelvic ring injury and associated Morel-Lavallee lesion. CASE REPORT A 15-year-old girl was injured in a rollover automobile
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