Thoracic trauma and early intramedullary nailing of femur fractures: Are we doing harm?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 24-28

  Boulanger, Bernard R ^a,b   Stephen, David ^a   Brenneman, Frederick D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical care; Femur fracture; Thoracic trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030738216     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199707000-00008     Document Type: Article

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