Long-term outcome after lower extremity injuries in severely injured patients

European Journal of Trauma

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 365-373

  Holtslag, Herman ^a,b   Buskens, Erik ^a   Rommers, Clemens ^c   Prevo, Arie ^a   Van Der Werken, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evaluation of care (trauma databases); Femoral fractures; Lower limb injuries; Multiple trauma; Pelvic fractures; Polytrauma; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA BASE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PELVIS FRACTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHORT FORM 36; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 33747397984     PISSN: 14390590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-006-5112-7     Document Type: Article

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