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General Orthopedics: A Tribute to J. Vernon Luck, Sr.--Symposium


Internal Fixation of Pelvic Ring Fractures. AU Matta-Joel-M. Saucedo-Tomas. SO Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 1989 May. 242. pp 83-97. AB The orthopedic care of unstable pelvic fractures requires reduction and stabilization in order to promote union in a satisfactory position and provide a satisfactory clinical result. The results of three treatment techniques, skeletal traction and/or pelvic sling, anterior frame external fixation, and internal fixation, were evaluated over a four-year period.



Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.