Angiographic embolisation of pelvic ring injuries. Treatment algorithm and review of the literature

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1381-1390

  Karadimas, Efthimios J ^a,e   Nicolson, Tony ^a   Kakagia, Despoina D ^b   Matthews, Stuart J ^c   Richards, Paula J ^d   Giannoudis, Peter V ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^c OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLEEDING TENDENCY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRAVASATION; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; OSTEOLYSIS; PELVIS ANGIOGRAPHY; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SHEAR STRESS; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; SYSTEMIC INFECTION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 80655149163     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-011-1271-1     Document Type: Review

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