Clinical outcomes of unstable pelvic fractures in skeletally immature patients

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2423-2431

  Smith, Wade ^a   Shurnas, Paul ^b   Morgan, Steve ^a   Agudelo, Juan ^a   Luszko, Gianna ^c   Knox, Eric C ^d   Georgopoulos, Gaia ^e  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Regional Orthopaedic Health Care   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORALITY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PELVIS FRACTURE; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27544479986     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.C.01244v     Document Type: Review

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