The impact of pelvic and lower extremity fractures on the incidence of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis in high-risk trauma patients

American Surgeon

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 459-463

  Britt, Stephen L ^a   Barker, Donald E ^a,b   Maxwell, Robert A ^a   Ciraulo, David L ^a   Richart, Charles M ^a   Phillip, Burns R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARDS AND PRIZES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LEG INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC GIRDLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; TIBIA FRACTURE; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARDS AND PRIZES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC BONES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; TIBIAL FRACTURES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0043268868     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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