Geriatric High-Energy Polytrauma With Orthopedic Injuries
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Geriatric High-Energy Polytrauma With Orthopedic Injuries
BACKGROUND The impact of orthopedic injuries in the elderly patient with multi-trauma and the effect of operative fixation on these injuries have not been thoroughly evaluated. METHODS We reviewed geriatric patients (aged 65 and older) between 2004 and 2010 at a level 1 trauma center who sustained high-energy polytrauma (injury and severity score [ISS] ≥ 16) with associated orthopedic injurie...
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عنوان ژورنال: Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2151-4585,2151-4593
DOI: 10.1177/2151458514548578