Late posterior instability of the pelvis after resection of the symphysis pubis for the treatment of osteitis pubis: A report of two cases

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1043-1048

  Moore, Richard S ^a,b   Stover, Michael D ^a,c   Matta, Joel M ^a  

^a GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PAIN; PELVIC DISEASE; PELVIS SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 2642671099     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199807000-00013     Document Type: Article

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