Gunshot arterial injuries to the groin: Comparison of iliac and femoral injuries

Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 315-318

  Degiannis, E ^a,b   Levy, R D ^a   Hatzitheofilou, C ^a   Florizoone, M G C ^a   Saadia, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERY INJURY; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; INGUINAL REGION; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029898743     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-1383(96)86840-9     Document Type: Article

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