Do initial radiographs agree with crash site mechanism of injury in pelvic ring disruptions? A pilot study

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 375-380

  Linnau, Ken F ^a   Blackmore, C Craig ^a   Kaufman, Robert ^a   Nguyen, Thuc Nghi Hoang ^a   Routt Jr , Milton L ^a   Stambaugh III, Lloyd E ^a   Jurkovich, Gregory J ^a   Mock, Charles N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Crash reconstruction; Injury mechanism; Pelvic fracture; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; KAPPA STATISTICS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PELVIS INJURY; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PELVIC BONES; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TRAUMA CENTERS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34447311372     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31809d5983     Document Type: Article

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