Consequences of Transverse Acetabular Fracture Malreduction on Load Transmission Across the Hip Joint

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 90-100

  Hak, David J ^a   Hamel, Andrew J ^a   Bay, Brian K ^a   Sharkey, Neil A ^a   Olson, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetabulum; Biomechanics; Malreduction

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FRACTURE; HIP; HUMAN; INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FRACTURES, BONE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; PRESSURE;

EID: 0031989492     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199802000-00005     Document Type: Article

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