Sternum fractures and effects of associated injuries

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 468-471

  Celik B ^a   Sahin, E ^b   Nadir, A ^b   Kaptanoglu, M ^b  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Associated injuries; Isolated; Morbidity; Mortality; Sternum fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BED REST; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; STERNUM FRACTURE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72849152887     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: 14391902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1185819     Document Type: Article

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