External fixation of the pelvis

Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 228-238

  Tang, Peter ^b   Meredick, Richard ^b   Prayson, Michael J ^b   Gruen, Gary S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Complications; External fixation; Pelvic fracture

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PELVIS FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036627403     PISSN: 08859698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013611-200206000-00012     Document Type: Review

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