Diagnosis of hip fracture by the auscultatory percussion technique

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-176

  File, Paul ^a   Wood, Joseph P ^a   Kreplick, Lance W ^a  

^a ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Auscultation; Femoral fractures; Percussion

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PERCUSSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031885824     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(98)90040-7     Document Type: Article

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