Mortality in Patients with Bilateral Femoral Fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 315-319

  Copeland, Carol E ^a,b   Mitchell, Kimberly A ^a   Brumback, Robert J ^a   Gens, David R ^a   Burgess, Andrew R ^a  

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

^b R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult respiratory distress syndrome; Bilateral femoral fractures; Blunt trauma; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMUR FRACTURE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMORAL FRACTURES; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0032087154     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199806000-00003     Document Type: Article

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