The use of computed tomography in identifying radiologically occult hip fractures in the elderly

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 234-237

  Heikal, Sarah ^a   Riou, P ^a   Jones, L ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accidental fall; Computed tomography; Emergency department; Fractures and dislocations; Imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; X ray

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84897945101     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588414X13824511650533     Document Type: Article

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