Biomechanics of pelvic fixation

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 351-367

  Simonian, P T ^a   Routt M L C , Jr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; FRACTURE FIXATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; REVIEW; SACROILIAC JOINT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030878307     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-5898(05)70294-7     Document Type: Article

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