Femur Fractures in Chest-Injured Patients: Is Reaming Contraindicated?

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 164-168

  Carlson, DuWayne A ^a   Rodman Jr , George H ^b   Kaehr, David ^c   Hage, Jim ^b   Misinski, Maureen ^b  

^a Maricopa County Medical Center   (United States)

^b METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Orthopaedics Indianapolis   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest injury; Femur fracture; Intramedullary nailing; Pulmonary outcomes; Reaming

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LUNG DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032019955     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199803000-00005     Document Type: Article

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