Fractures of the upper extremity in restrained front seat occupants - Injury type and -frequency in dependence on the accident mechanism;Frakturen der oberen extremitat bei gurtgeschutzten PKW-frontinsassen - Verletzungsart und -haufigkeit in abhangigkeit vom unfallmechanismus

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 364-370

  Richter, M ^a   Blauth, M ^b   Otte, D ^b   Tscherne, H ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Car accident; Classification; Fracture of the arm; Injury mechanism; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM INJURY; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GERMANY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEATBELT; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; ARM INJURIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEAT BELTS;

EID: 0034094965     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001130050551     Document Type: Article

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