Long-term morbidity, pain, and disability after repair of severe chest wall injuries

American Surgeon

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 389-394

  Mayberry, John C ^a   Kroeker, Andrew D ^a   Ham, L Bruce ^a   Mullins, Richard J ^a   Trunkey, Donald D ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FLAIL CHEST; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HERNIA; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MALE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIB FRACTURE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX INJURY; VENTILATOR; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; THORAX WALL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC WALL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67449085441     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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