Femoral shaft fracture fixation and chest injury after polytrauma

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 311-317

  Bone, Lawrence B ^a   Giannoudis, Peter ^b  

^a ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKELETON TRACTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX INJURY;

EID: 79551518913     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00334     Document Type: Review

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