External fixation for acute pelvic ring injuries: Decision making and technical options

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 882-887

  Stahel, Philip F ^a   Mauffrey, Cyril ^a   Smith, Wade R ^b   McKean, Jason ^a   Hao, Jiandong ^a   Burlew, Clay Cothren ^a   Moore, Ernest E ^a  

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

^b SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTEROPOSTERIOR COMPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMBINED MECHANISM; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LATERAL COMPRESSION; PELVIC RING INJURY; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; RETROPERITONEAL HEMORRHAGE; VERTICAL SHEAR;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; DECISION MAKING; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; PELVIC BONES;

EID: 84890113035     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182a9005f     Document Type: Article

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