Triple Pelvic Ring Fixation in Patients with Severe Pregnancy-Related Low Back and Pelvic Pain

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 478-484

  Van Zwienen, C Marieke A ^a,b   Van Den Bosch, Eric W ^a   Snijders, Chris J ^b   Van Vugt, Arie B ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Pelvic pain; Pregnancy; Sacroiliac screw fixation; Symphysiodesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CHRONIC PAIN; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE ROOT INJURY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SITTING; STANDING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ADULT; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PELVIC PAIN; PELVIS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1142286341     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000092367.25951.4A     Document Type: Article

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