The effect of a femoral fracture on concomitant closed head injury in patients with multiple injuries

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1041-1045

  McKee, Michael D ^a,c   Schemitsch, Emil H ^a   Vincent, Leanne O'Sullivan ^a   Sullivan, Irene ^b   Yoo, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early reamed intramedullary nailing; Femoral fracture; Head injury; Multiple injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030739759     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199706000-00009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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