Early ihtramedullary nailing of lower extremity fracture and respiratory function in polytraumatized patients with a chest injury: A retrospective study of 61 patients

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 477-480

  Handolin, Lauri E ^a   Pajarinen, Jarkko T ^a   Lassus, Jan E S ^a   Tulikoura, Ilkka T A ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG; LEG FRACTURE; LONG BONE; LUNG CONTUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGENATION; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORAX INJURY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIME; VENTILATOR; BREATHING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RESPIRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC INJURIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85047691595     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016470410001277-1     Document Type: Article

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