Placement of half-pins for supra-acetabular external fixation: An anatomic study

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 411, Issue , 2003, Pages 269-273

  Haidukewych, George J ^a   Kumar, Sanjay ^b   Prpa, Branko ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0037566267     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000069899.31220.d7     Document Type: Article

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