Prospective evaluation of a guideline for the selective elimination of pre-reduction radiographs in clinically obvious anterior shoulder dislocation

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 257-262

  Shuster, Michael ^a   Abu Laban, Riyad B ^b   Boyd, Jeff ^a   Gauthier, Charles ^a   Shepherd, Lance ^a   Turner, Chris ^a  

^a Banff Mineral Springs Hospital   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dislocation; Radiograph; Shoulder dislocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242721836     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S148180350000748X     Document Type: Article

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