Corona mortis: An anatomical study with clinical implications in approaches to the pelvis and acetabulum

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 433-439

  Darmanis, Spyros ^a,b   Lewis, A ^a   Mansoor, A ^a   Bircher, M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Complication; Corona mortis; Ilioinguinal approach; Retropubic space

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CORONA MORTIS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIAC ARTERY; ILIAC VEIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; PUBIC SYMPHYSIS;

EID: 34247224417     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20390     Document Type: Article

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