Laparotomy and unstable pelvic fractures

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 853-857

  Bryceland, J K ^a   Keating, J F ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blunt abdominal trauma; Laparotomy; Pelvic fracture

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PELVIS FRACTURE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC BONES;

EID: 47349093154     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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