Can a modified anterior external fixator provide posterior compression of AP compression type III pelvic injuries?

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 471, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2862-2868

  Sellei, Richard Martin ^a   Schandelmaier, Peter ^b   Kobbe, Philipp ^a   Knobe, Matthias ^a   Pape, Hans Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Deggendorf   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE PIN; C CLAMP DEVICE; CLAMP; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE REDUCTION; JOINT INSTABILITY; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS INJURY; POSTERIOR PELVIC COMPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; SCHANZ PIN; SINGLE PIN SUPRAACETABULAR EXTERNAL FIXATOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE; X FRAME DEVICE;

EID: 84881665115     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-013-2993-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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