External fixators for pelvic fractures: Comparison of the stiffness of current systems

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-171

  Ponsen, Kees J ^a,c   Hoek Van Dijke, Gilbert A ^b   Joosse, Pieter ^a   Snijders, Chris J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; PATIENT MOBILITY; PELVIS FRACTURE; PELVIS INJURY; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PELVIC BONES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0038017025     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016470310013897     Document Type: Article

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