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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1971;53:583-586.
© 1971 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

Vesico-Vaginal Fistula and Osteomyelitis

A COMPLICATION OF AN OCCULT OPEN FRACTURE OF THE PELVIS: A CASE REPORT

RICHARD S. SIEGEL M.D.1

1 From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center and Lincoln Hospital, New York City

The case of a patient with a post-traumatic vesico-vaginal fistula and osteomyelitis of the pelvis is presented. The initiating factor was an occult perforation of the vagina by the fractured pubic bone. The significance of vaginal bleeding after pelvic fractures is discussed.


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