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The association between skull bone fractures and outcomes in patients with severe traumatic brain injury.
Wei-Chun Tseng
Hong-Mo Shih
Yi-Chun Su
Hong-Wen Chen
Kuang-Yu Hsiao
I-Chuan Chen
Published in:
The Journal of trauma (2012)
This study shows that skull bone fracture is a mortality risk factor for patients with isolated severe blunt TBI.
Keyphrases
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severe traumatic brain injury
traumatic brain injury
bone mineral density
soft tissue
bone loss
postmenopausal women
risk factors
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular disease
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle
drug induced
mild traumatic brain injury