Helmet use and reduction in skull fractures in skiers and snowboarders admitted to the hospital: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 268-271

  Rughani, Anand I ^a   Lin, Chih Ta ^a   Ares, William J ^b   Cushing, Deborah A ^c   Horgan, Michael A ^a   Tranmer, Bruce I ^a   Jewell, Ryan P ^a   Florman, Jeffrey E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Helmet use; Skiing; Skull fracture; Snowboarding; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HELMET; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIING; SKULL FRACTURE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIING; SKULL; SKULL FRACTURES; SPINAL INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952953150     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.12.PEDS10415     Document Type: Article

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