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Review
. 2014 Aug;472(8):2338-42.
doi: 10.1007/s11999-014-3693-8. Epub 2014 May 28.

Classifications in brief: young and burgess classification of pelvic ring injuries

Timothy B Alton  1 , Albert O Gee
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Review

Classifications in brief: young and burgess classification of pelvic ring injuries

Timothy B Alton et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Aug.
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Fig. 1
The classification of pelvic disruptions as described by Young et al. [27] is shown. (Published with permission from Kate Sweeney, UW Creative, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.)
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