Safety and efficacy of damage control external fixation versus early definitive stabilization for femoral shaft fractures in the multiple-injured patient

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 602-605

  Tuttle, Mark S ^a   Smith, Wade R ^a   Williams, Allison E ^a   Agudelo, Juan F ^a   Hartshorn, Cody J ^a   Moore, Ernest E ^a   Morgan, Steven J ^a  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage control orthopedics; External fixation; Femur; Fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMUR FRACTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449124306     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181aa21c0     Document Type: Article

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