Are fractures above and below the waist in a highway trauma victim an indicator of abdominal injury?

Author(s)
O'Malley, K.F. Van Buren, D & Schwab, C.W.
Year
Abstract

In a previous review of all highway trauma victims admitted to The Southern New Jersey Regional Trauma Center from 10/1/83 to 10/31/84, it was found that concomitant skeletal fractures above and below the waist (LUBI-lower and upper body injury) were accompanied by an extremely high rate of visceral injury to the head, chest, or abdomen The original hypothesis vas found to be questionable; however, by defining LUBI to consider only femur fractures as lower body fractures (FUBI). A useful indicator of occult abdominal injury in the highway trauma victim has been developed.

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B 25239 (In: B 25218 [electronic version only]) /84/ IRRD 801005
Source

In: Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the American Association for Automotive Medicine, Montreal, Quebec, October 6-8, 1986, p.295-302, 2 tab., 3 ref.

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