Timing of femoral shaft fracture fixation following major trauma: A retrospective cohort study of United States trauma centers

BACKGROUND: Femoral shaft fractures are common in major trauma. Early definitive fixation, within 24 hours, is feasible in most patients and is associated with improved outcomes. Nonetheless, variability might exist between trauma centers in timeliness of fixation. Such variability could impact outc...

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Autores principales: Byrne, James P., Nathens, Avery B., Gomez, David, Pincus, Daniel, Jenkinson, Richard J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5497944/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28678793
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002336

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