The patients who underwent elective mandatory exploration were comparable to those who underwent selective nonoperative management. The complication rate in the two groups was similar. The patients managed selectively had no difference in outcome from those who underwent mandatory elective exploration. In Canada, because of the lower incidence of high-morbidity zone I and zone III injuries and the high incidence of low kinetic energy trauma with a predilection to zone II, the surgeon may consider a selective approach where appropriate. S rie de cas r trospective.
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On a d crit toute la population sur le plan d mographique. Les patients qui ont subi une exploration obligatoire lective taient comparables ceux qui ont subi un traitement s lectif sans intervention.