Journal article
Humeral shaft fractures as predictors of intra-abdominal injury in motor vehicle collision victims
Abstract
Abstract. To assess the utility of humeral shaft fractures as predictors of organ injuries and skeletal injuries in multiply injured patients involved in motor vehicle collisions (MVCs). A prospectively collected database of multiply injured motor vehicle occupants with an Injury Severity Score (ISS) greater than 12 admitted to a level I regional trauma centre during a 102-month period (January 1992 to June 2000) was reviewed to assess skeletal …
Authors
Adili A; Bhandari M; Sprague S; Dunlop BR; Schemitsch EH
Journal
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Vol. 122, No. 1, pp. 5–9
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
1 2002
DOI
10.1007/s004020100315
ISSN
0936-8051