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A missed injury leading to delayed diagnosis and postoperative infection of an unstable thoracic spine fracture - case report of a potentially preventable complication

BACKGROUND: Patients suffering from polytrauma often present with altered mental status and have varying levels of examinability. This makes evaluation difficult. Physicians are often required to rely on advanced imaging techniques to make prompt and accurate diagnoses. Occasionally, injury detectio...

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Autores principales: Yoshihara, Hiroyuki, VanderHeiden, Todd F, Stahel, Philip F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3212916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21999783
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1754-9493-5-25