Methodology and interpretation of radiographic outcomes in surgically treated pelvic fractures: A systematic review

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 474-481

  Lefaivre, Kelly A ^a   Slobogean, Gerard ^a   Starr, Adam J ^b   Guy, Pierre ^a   O'Brien, Peter J ^a   MacAdam, Sheina A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

outcomes assessment; pelvic fracture; radiographic assessment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS FRACTURE; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PELVIC BONES; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864349994     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3182323aa2     Document Type: Review

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