Edema in the lower limb of patients operated on for proximal femoral fractures

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 701-707

  Kazmi, S Sajid H ^a   Stranden, Einar ^a   Kroese, Andries J ^a   Slagsvold, Carl Erik ^a   Diep, Lien M ^a   Stromsoe, Knut ^a   Jorgensen, Jorgen J ^a  

^a AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Edema measurement; Lower limb edema; Proximal femoral fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDEMA; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34147160072     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000196968.45151.7f     Document Type: Article

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