Impact of timing of pelvic fixation on functional outcome

Injury

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1133-1142

  Katsoulis, Efstathios ^a   Giannoudis, Peter V ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetabular fractures; Pelvic fracture; Timing of fixation

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NERVE ROOT INJURY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS; PELVIS FRACTURE; PELVIS SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ACETABULUM; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PELVIC BONES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33751099872     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.07.017     Document Type: Article

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