Biomechanical testing of a concept of posterior pelvic reconstruction in rotationally and vertically unstable fractures

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 93 B, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 237-244

  Berber, O ^a   Amis, A A ^a,b   Day, A C ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; BONE PLATE; BONE PROSTHESIS; BONE SCREW; DISLOCATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PELVIS FRACTURE; PELVIS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; SACROILIAC JOINT;

BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; ILIUM; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PELVIC BONES; ROTATION; SACRUM; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 79551594402     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.93B2.24567     Document Type: Article

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