The experience of an orthopaedic traumatologist when the trauma hits home: Observations and suggestions

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2026-2036

  Levin, Paul E ^a   Levin, Emily J ^b  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ACETABULUM FRACTURE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; COLOSTOMY; EMERGENCY WARD; EXPERIENCE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROTOMY; MORTALITY; OPEN REDUCTION; ORTHOPEDICS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PELVIS FRACTURE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REVIEW; SACROILIAC JOINT; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TRAUMATOLOGY; WOUND;

EID: 51349147578     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00914     Document Type: Review

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