Systemic Inflammatory Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury, Femur Fracture, and Shock: An Experimental Murine Polytrauma Model

• Main Authors: C. Probst (Author), M. J. Mirzayan (Author), P. Mommsen (Author), C. Zeckey (Author), T. Tegeder (Author), L. Geerken (Author), M. Maegele (Author), A. Samii (Author), M. van Griensven (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. Despite broad research in neurotrauma and shock, little is known on systemic inflammatory effects of the clinically most relevant combined polytrauma. Experimental investigation in an animal model may provide relevant insight for therapeutic strategies. We describe the effects of a combin...