Pelvic insufficiency fracture with diastasis of the pubic symphysis after irradiation

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 264-266

  Rex, C ^a,b   Elsworth, C ^a  

^a ROYAL OLDHAM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; STRESS FRACTURE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; ILIUM; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PUBIC SYMPHYSIS; RADIOTHERAPY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0031911654     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.80B2.8250     Document Type: Article

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