Management of isolated sternal fractures: Determining the risk of blunt cardiac injury

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 162-166

  Sadaba, J R ^a   Oswal, D ^a   Munsch, C M ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Fracture; Sternum; XR thorax

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; HEART ENZYME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STERNUM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNUM; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0034019877     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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