Clinical effectiveness of the physical examination in diagnosis of posterior pelvic ring injuries

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 257-261

  McCormick, Joseph P ^a   Morgan, Steven J ^a   Smith, Wade R ^a  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Diagnosis; Fractures; Pelvis; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM FRACTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCNEMAR TEST; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PALPATION; PELVIS FRACTURE; PELVIS INJURY; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SACROILIAC JOINT; SACRUM; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALPATION; PELVIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0037398586     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200304000-00003     Document Type: Article

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