Indications and techniques for external fixation of the pelvis

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 329, Issue , 1996, Pages 54-59

  Poka, Attila ^a   Libby, Eugene P ^a  

^a GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; PELVIS; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029790298     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199608000-00008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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