Acetabular and isolated pelvic ring fractures: A comparison of initial assessment and outcome

American Surgeon

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 538-541

  Tibbs, Brian M ^a,b   Kopar, Piroska ^a   Dente, Christopher J ^a   Rozycki, Grace S ^a   Feliciano, David V ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM FRACTURE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMBINATION FRACTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS FRACTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PELVIC BONES; REGISTRIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44449144472     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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