The value of computed tomographic scanning in the diagnosis and management of orbital fractures associated with head trauma: A prospective, consecutive study at a level I trauma center

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 336-341

  Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K ^a   Sclabas, Guido M ^a   Smolka, Koord ^a   Rahal, Akram ^a   Andres, Robert H ^a   Zimmermann, Heinz ^a   Iizuka, Tateyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Computed tomographic (CT) scan; Head injury; Incidence; Orbital fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEPHAROHEMATOMA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORBIT FRACTURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORBIT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL FRACTURES; SWITZERLAND; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 13844275293     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000141874.73520.A6     Document Type: Article

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