Vertical deceleration injuries: A comparative study of the injury patterns of 101 patients after accidental and intentional high falls

Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 655-659

  Richter, Dirk ^a   Hahn, M P ^a   Ostermann, P A W ^a   Ekkernkamp, A ^a   Muhr, G ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; DECELERATION; ELBOW FRACTURE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; SUBTALAR JOINT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; THORACIC SPINE; WRIST FRACTURE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DECELERATION; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030292954     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(96)00083-6     Document Type: Article

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