Radiographic displacement in pelvic ring disruption: Reliability of 3 previously described measurement techniques

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 160-166

  Lefaivre, Kelly A ^a   Blachut, Piotr A ^a   Starr, Adam J ^b   Slobogean, Gerard P ^a   O'Brien, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

displacement; outcome measurement; radiograph

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PELVIC BONES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84894596392     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31829efcc5     Document Type: Article

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