Prevalence of sacral dysmorphia in a prospective trauma population: Implications for a "safe" surgical corridor for sacro-iliac screw placement

Patient Safety in Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Hasenboehler, Erik A ^a   Stahel, Philip F ^a   Williams, Allison ^a,b   Smith, Wade R ^a,c   Newman, Justin T ^a   Symonds, David L ^a   Morgan, Steven J ^a  

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

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 79957873386     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17549493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1754-9493-5-8     Document Type: Article

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