Changes in the management of femoral shaft fractures in polytrauma patients: From early total care to damage control orthopedic surgery

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Pape, Hans Christoph ^a   Hildebrand, Frank ^a   Pertschy, Stephanie ^a   Zelle, Boris ^a   Garapati, Rayeed ^b   Grimme, Kai ^a   Krettek, Christian ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt multiple trauma; Damage control orthopedics; Femoral shaft fractures; Major fractures; Operative treatment

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AVIATION; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEX RATIO; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4644258828     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000025660.37314.OF     Document Type: Article

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