Multiple injuries diagnosed using full-body digital x-ray

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  van As, Arjan B ^a   Douglas, Tania S ^b   Kilborn, Tracy ^c   Pitcher, Richard ^c   Rode, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diaphragm rupture; Digital radiography; Full body imaging; Multiple trauma; Pediatric; X ray

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DIAPHRAGM RUPTURE; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; FEMUR FRACTURE; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; INTESTINE HERNIA; INTESTINE INJURY; INTUBATION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLEEN HERNIA; SPLEEN INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; DIAPHRAGM; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; ILIUM; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RUPTURE; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 33745510139     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.03.018     Document Type: Article

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