Bilateral morel-lavallée lesions after complex pelvic trauma: A case report

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 708-711

  Phillips, Timothy John ^a,b   Jeffcote, Benjamin ^a   Collopy, Dermot ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM;

ACETABULUM FRACTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILATERAL MOREL LAVALLEE LESION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; HIP INJURY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PELVIS FRACTURE; PELVIS INJURY; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN ABRASION; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TISSUE INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; FRACTURE; INJURY; OBESITY; PELVIC GIRDLE; THIGH;

ADULT; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PELVIC BONES; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; THIGH;

EID: 67650305174     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31815eb74b     Document Type: Article

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