Reamed versus unreamed intramedullary nailing of the femur: Comparison of the rate of ARDS in multiple injured patients

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 384-387

  Powell, J N ^a   Powell, James ^b,b,b,b   DeGroote, Russell ^b   Seidel, Judy ^b   Buckley, Richard ^b,b,b   MacCormack, Robert ^b   Leighton, Ross ^b   Feibel, Rob ^b   Schemitsch, Emil ^b   McKee, Michael ^b,b   Feibel, Robert ^b   Stephen, David ^b   Kreder, Hans ^b   Mohanty, Khitish ^b   Barla, Jorge ^b   MacCormack, R ^b   Fisher, C ^b   Pirani, S ^b   Pate, G ^b   Perey, B ^b   Spanghel, M ^b   VandeGuchte, R ^b   Schatzker, J ^b   Hu, R ^b   Stephen, D ^b   Axelrod, T ^b   Finklestein, J ^b   Tile, M ^b   McBroom, R ^b   Waddell, J ^b   Puskas, D ^b   McKee, M ^b   Richards, R ^b   Bowden, S ^b   Alexander, D ^b   Leighton, R ^b   Lammens, P ^b   Petrie, D ^b   Coady, C ^b   Gross, M ^b   Johnston, D ^b   Feibel, R ^b   Moreau, G ^b   Giachino, A ^b   McAuley, J ^b   Dervin, G ^b   Bouchard, J ^b   Bare, D ^b   Powell, J ^b   Buckley, R ^b   Miller, S ^b   Fairbanks, C ^b   Fennell, C ^b   Dewar, R ^b   Donaghy, J ^b   Schachar, N ^b   Splawinsky, J ^b   Dougall, H ^b   more..

^a FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ARDS; Femoral fractures; Intramedullary nailing; Reaming

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33748166943     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200607000-00003     Document Type: Article

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