Pelvic fractures in a Level I trauma center: A test case for the efficacy of the evolving trauma system in Israel

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 619-622

  Barzilay, Yair ^a   Liebergall, Meir ^a   Safran, Ori ^a   Khoury, Amal ^a   Mosheiff, Rami ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acetabular fractures; Orthopedic trauma; Pelvic fractures; Referral center; Trauma system

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM FRACTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY SCALE; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PELVIS FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACETABULUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 27144452960     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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