Associated aortic rupture-pelvic fracture: An alert for orthopedic and general surgeons

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 429-434

  Ochsner, M Gage ^a,b,c   Hoffman, Andrew P ^a,b,c   Dipasquale, Doreen ^a,b,c   Cole, Frederic J ^a,b,c   Rozycki, Grace S ^a,b,c   Webster, Daniel W ^a,b,c   Champion, Howard R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AORTA RUPTURE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FORCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTIC RUPTURE; BIOMECHANICS; COMORBIDITY; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FRACTURES; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PELVIC BONES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0026670864     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199209000-00016     Document Type: Article

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