Biomechanical Consequences of Anterior Column Fracture of the Acetabulum

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 547-552

  Konrath, Gregory A ^a   Hamel, Andrew J ^b   Sharkey, Neil A ^b   Bay, Brian K ^c   Olson, Steven A ^b,d  

^a Desert Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetabulum fracture; Biomechanics; Contact pressure; Malreduction

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FRACTURE; HIP; HUMAN; INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

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

EID: 0032200607     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199811000-00003     Document Type: Article

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