Journal article
Lower Mortality in Patients With Scapular Fractures
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this research was to compare associated injuries and mortality in multiply injured patients with scapular fractures with those without scapular fractures.
METHODS: A prospectively collected database of multiply injured motor vehicle occupants with an Injury Severity Score >12 admitted to a level I regional trauma center during from January 1, 1996, to December 31, 2001, was reviewed to assess skeletal and organ …
Authors
Weening B; Walton C; Cole PA; Alanezi K; Hanson BP; Bhandari M
Journal
Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Vol. 59, No. 6, pp. 1477–1481
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
December 2005
DOI
10.1097/01.ta.0000199191.14780.75
ISSN
2163-0755