An important but easily overlooked medical complication of multiple trauma
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An important but easily overlooked medical complication of multiple trauma
A 53-year-old man was trapped under a hydraulic lift on the back of his lorry trailer. He was found to have spinal injuries with a comminuted unstable fracture of T6 and stable fracture of T12. He had further fractures of the left first rib, right second rib, and his sternum. He was admitted to the orthopaedic ward for conservative management with a spinal splint for five weeks. He remained sta...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JRSM Short Reports
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2042-5333
DOI: 10.1258/shorts.2011.011052