Epidemiology of Hospitalized Traumatic Pelvic Fractures and Their Combined Injuries in Taiwan: 2000–2011 National Health Insurance Data Surveillance

Background. From the viewpoint of prehospital emergency medicine, a greater proportion of pelvic fractures not of a life-threatening status but combined with other injuries need more comprehensive recognition. Methods. A 12-year nationwide health database of inpatients was reviewed. All cases diagno...

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Main Authors: Nan-Ping Yang, Chien-Lung Chan, Dachen Chu, Yu-Zhen Lin, Kai-Biao Lin, Ching-Shao Yu, I-Liang Yu, Nien-Tzu Chang, Yi-Hui Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/878601