Standard computed tomography of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis is sensitive and cost-effective for the detection of fractures of the shoulder girdle

American Surgeon

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1183-1187

  Adams, John M ^a   Bilaniuk, Jaroslaw W ^b   Difazio, Louis T ^a   Siegel, Brian K ^a   Durling Grover, Renay ^a   McCarthy, Denise ^a   Grob, Patricio ^b   Bobbin, Mark D ^a   Skerker, Robert S ^c   Németh, Zoltán H ^a,d  

^a MORRISTOWN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Atlantic Health ^*

^c Atlantic Rehabilitation Center   (United States)

^d RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY OF THE CHEST ABDOMEN AND PELVIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FALLING; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIATION DOSE; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAPULA FRACTURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHOULDER FRACTURE; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; PELVIS; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 80052075126     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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