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Risk stratification by injury distribution in polytrauma patients – does the clavicular fracture play a role?

BACKGROUND: Thoracic and extremity injuries are common in polytraumatized patients. The clavicle limits the upper thoracic cage and connects the body and upper extremities. It is easy to examine and is visible on standard emergency room radiographs. We hypothesize that clavicular fracture in polytra...

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Autores principales: Horst, Klemens, Dienstknecht, Thomas, Pfeifer, Roman, Pishnamaz, Miguel, Hildebrand, Frank, Pape, Hans-Christoph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3704959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23822875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1754-9493-7-23