The epidemiology of open fractures in adults. A 15-year review

Injury

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 891-897

  Court Brown, Charles M ^a   Bugler, Kate E ^a   Clement, Nicholas D ^a   Duckworth, Andrew D ^a   McQueen, Margaret M ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Lower extremity; Open fractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FIBULA FRACTURE; FINGER FRACTURE; FRACTURE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; MIDFOOT FRACTURE; OPEN FRACTURE; PATELLA FRACTURE; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TOE INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ULNA FRACTURE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860721589     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.12.007     Document Type: Article

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