Fixation of femoral fractures in multiple-injury patients with combined chest and head injuries

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1018-1021

  Nau, Thomas ^a   Aldrian, Silke ^a   Koenig, Franz ^a   Vécsei, Vilmos ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chest injury; Femoral fracture; Head injury; Intramedullary nailing; Multitrauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEAD INJURY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC INJURIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0347419366     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.t01-19-.x     Document Type: Article

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