Prognostic significance of lower extremity long bone fractures after automobile versus pedestrian injuries

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1384-1388

  Hannon, Matthew ^a   Hadjizacharia, Pantelis ^a   Chan, Linda ^a   Plurad, David ^a   Demetriades, Demetrios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal injuries; Injury patterns; Lower extremity fractures

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; FEMUR FRACTURE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; LEG FRACTURE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PEDESTRIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPINE INJURY; THORAX INJURY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILES; CALIFORNIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 73949116705     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31819ea3e0     Document Type: Article

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