Pelvic ramus fractures in the elderly: 50 Patients studied with MRI

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 513-516

  Cosker, Thomas D A ^a   Ghandour, Adel ^a   Gupta, Sonjay K ^a   Tayton, Keith J J ^a  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS; PELVIS FRACTURE; PELVIS RING; SACRUM; SACRUM FRACTURE;

EID: 24144450835     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670510044634     Document Type: Article

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