Outcome and complications of posterior transiliac plating for vertically unstable sacral fractures

Injury

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 405-409

  Suzuki, Takashi ^a   Hak, David J ^a   Ziran, Bruce H ^b   Adams, Scott A ^a   Stahel, Philip F ^a   Morgan, Steven J ^a   Smith, Wade R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Morel Lavallee lesion; Pelvic fracture; Plate fixation; Posterior approach; Sacral fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS FRACTURE; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SACRUM FRACTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ADOLESCENT; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; EVALUATION STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; SACRUM; SPINAL FRACTURES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACRUM; SPINAL FRACTURES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62549112996     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.06.039     Document Type: Article

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