Improved outcome after early fixation of acetabular fractures

Injury

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 81-84

  Plaisier, Brian R ^a   Meldon, Stephen W ^a   Super, Dennis M ^a   Malangoni, Mark A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM FRACTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033984748     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(99)00233-8     Document Type: Article

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