Operative chest wall fixation with osteosynthesis plates

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 181-186

  Engel, Christine ^a   Krieg, James C ^a   Madey, Steven M ^a   Long, William B ^a   Bottlang, Michael ^a,b  

^a LEGACY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b LEGACY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; CRUSH TRAUMA; FEMALE; FLAIL CHEST; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LIVER INJURY; LUNG CONTUSION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RIB FRACTURE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; THORAX WALL RECONSTRUCTION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; BONE PLATES; FLAIL CHEST; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RIB FRACTURES; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACIC WALL; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 13544263445     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000063612.25756.60     Document Type: Article

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