Geriatric Trauma: Demographics, Injuries, and Mortality

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2012, Pages e161-e165

  Keller, Julie M ^a   Sciadini, Marcus F ^a   Sinclair, Elizabeth ^a   O'Toole, Robert V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractures; Geriatric patients; High energy trauma; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; DATA BASE; FACE FRACTURE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RIB FRACTURE;

AGED; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84865803157     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3182324460     Document Type: Article

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