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Prevalence of Fractures and Diagnostic Accuracy of Emergency X-ray in Older Adults Sustaining a Low-Energy Fall: A Retrospective Study
Background: Plain radiography (XR) series are standard of care for detection of fall-related fractures in older patients with low-energy falls (LEF) in the emergency department (ED). We have investigated the prevalence of fractures and diagnostic accuracy of XR imaging in the ED. Methods: 2839 patie...
Autores principales: | Lampart, Alina, Arnold, Isabelle, Mäder, Nina, Niedermeier, Sandra, Escher, Armin, Stahl, Robert, Trumm, Christoph, Kammerlander, Christian, Böcker, Wolfgang, Nickel, Christian H., Bingisser, Roland, Pedersen, Vera |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7019509/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31906002 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9010097 |
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