Intrathoracic migration of a humeral orthopedic pin

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 275-277

  Khan, A A ^a   Khan, S U ^a   Hossain, Z ^a  

^a CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone nails, adverse effects; Humerus; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; LUNG INJURY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; PALPATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; THORAX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0037588792     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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