The logistic, medical, and societal challenges faced in treating spine trauma in morbidly obese patients have been described by physicians at Monash University and The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Based on a case series of six patients injured in high-speed motor vehicle accidents, the authors categorize difficulties faced in the care of morbidly obese patients from on-scene immobilization and medical transport through spinal imaging, surgery, and postoperative ...Saturday, 25 May 2013
Research Highlights Challenges in Surgical Management of Spine Trauma in Morbidly Obese Patients
The logistic, medical, and societal challenges faced in treating spine trauma in morbidly obese patients have been described by physicians at Monash University and The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Based on a case series of six patients injured in high-speed motor vehicle accidents, the authors categorize difficulties faced in the care of morbidly obese patients from on-scene immobilization and medical transport through spinal imaging, surgery, and postoperative ...
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