| Literature DB >> 2383081 |
Abstract
When tripping and falling patients with rheumatoid arthritis may adopt the 'fetal tuck' position to protect their painful deformed hands. There is then a risk of splenic injury by the left elbow, which may not be immediately apparent.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2383081 PMCID: PMC1004147 DOI: 10.1136/ard.49.7.545
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Rheum Dis ISSN: 0003-4967 Impact factor: 19.103