Traumatic brain injury and stabilisation of long bone fractures: An update

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1077-1086

  Grotz, M R W ^a,b   Giannoudis, P V ^a   Pape, H C ^b   Allami, M K ^a,b   Dinopoulos, H ^a   Krettek, C ^b  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Long bone fractures; Stabilisation; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN PERFUSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LONG BONE; MORTALITY; OPEN FRACTURE; OXYGENATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 5444270014     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2004.05.025     Document Type: Article

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