Lead toxicity associated with a gunshot-induced femoral fracture: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2002-2008

  Dougherty, Paul J ^a   Van Holsbeeck, Marnix ^b   Mayer, Theodore G ^b   Garcia, A Joseph ^b   Najibi, Soheil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIMERCAPROL; EDETATE CALCIUM DISODIUM; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; MULTIVITAMIN; NARCOTIC AGENT; SUCCIMER;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; EROSIVE GASTRITIS; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FEMUR FRACTURE; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NARCOTIC DEPENDENCE; PARALYTIC ILEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY; WEIGHT BEARING; WOUND IRRIGATION; CYST;

ADULT; CYSTS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING; MALE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 68349145033     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.01077     Document Type: Article

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