External fixation as a bridge to intramedullary nailing for patients with multiple injuries and with femur fractures: Damage control orthopedics

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Scalea, Thomas M ^a,b   Boswell, Sharon A ^a   Scott, Jane D ^b   Mitchell, Kimberly A ^b   Kramer, Mary E ^b   Pollak, Andrew N ^b  

^a R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MANNITOL;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FLUID THERAPY; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; THORAX INJURY;

EID: 4644371357     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200409001-00002     Document Type: Article

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