Ability of lower-extremity injury severity scores to predict functional outcome after limb salvage

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1738-1743

  Ly, Thuan V ^a   Travison, Thomas G ^b   Castillo, Renan C ^c   Bosse, Michael J ^d   MacKenzie, Ellen J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; ISCHEMIA; LEG INJURY; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NERVE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOCK; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 48749088197     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00136     Document Type: Article

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