What is a hemipelvectomy?
The pelvis is a set of bones in the lower torso that connects the spine to the legs. It starts out connected by cartilage when we¡¯re young but fuses together at maturity. As a structure, it serves three main functions:?
Protecting the organs inside the pelvic cavity? Serving as an anchor point for the muscles controlling the lower body? Providing an axis for weight distribution of the upper body??Sometimes...
