Patterns of injury in patients with radiographic occult fracture of neck of femur as determined by magnetic resonance imaging

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-24

  Galloway, Howard R ^a   Meikle, Grant R ^a   Despois, Mervyn ^a  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Fracture; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY WARD; FEMUR FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES;

EID: 1942454233     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2004.01236.x     Document Type: Review

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