Life-altering outcomes after lower extremity injury sustained in motor vehicle crashes

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 815-823

  Read, Kathleen M ^a,b   Kufera, Joseph A ^a   Dischinger, Patricia C ^a   Kerns, Timothy J ^a   Ho, Shiu M ^a   Burgess, Andrew R ^a   Burch, Cynthia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Lower extremity injury; Motor vehicle crash; Outcomes; Psychosocial consequences; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; CONVALESCENCE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRIVER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEG INJURY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LEG INJURIES; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 7244245855     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000136289.15303.44     Document Type: Article

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