Fat embolism syndrome: A 10-year review

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 435-439

  Bulger, Eileen M ^a   Smith, Douglas G ^b   Maier, Ronald V ^a   Jurkovich, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030894674     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1997.01430280109019     Document Type: Article

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