Single-leg-stance (flamingo) radiographs to assess pelvic instability: How much motion is normal?

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2114-2118

  Garras, David N ^a   Carothers, Joshua T ^a   Olson, Steven A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MULTIPARA; NORMAL HUMAN; NULLIPARA; PELVIC DISEASE; PELVIC INSTABILITY; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANGE OF MOTION; STANDING;

EID: 53549123848     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00277     Document Type: Article

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