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Clinical Indications of Computed Tomography (CT) of the Head in Patients With Low-Energy Geriatric Hip Fractures: A Follow-Up Study at a Community Hospital
INTRODUCTION: A seemingly large percentage of geriatric patients with isolated low-energy femur fractures undergo a head computed tomography (CT) scans during initial work up in the emergency department. This study aimed to evaluate the pertinent clinical variables that are associated with positive...
Autores principales: | Danielson, Kris, Hall, Teresa, Endres, Terrence, Jones, Clifford, Sietsema, Deb |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6613061/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31308993 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2151459319861562 |
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