Treatment of unstable pelvic fractures: Use of a transiliac sacral rod for posterior lesions and an external fixator for anterior lesions

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 141-144

  Chiu, Fang Yao ^a,b   Chuang, Tien Yow ^a   Lo, Wai Hee ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

External fixation; Transiliac sacral rod; Unstable pelvic fracture

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OPEN REDUCTION; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PAIN; PELVIS FRACTURE; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; BACK; BONE SCREW; EVALUATION; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PELVIC GIRDLE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC BONES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4043057887     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000123040.23231.eb     Document Type: Article

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