Simplified External Fixation for Primary Management of Severe Musculoskeletal Injuries under War and Peace Time Conditions

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 545-554

  Hammer, R R R ^a   Rooser B ^a   Lidman, D ^a   Smeds, S ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Open fractures; Polytrauma patients; Reconstructive surgery; Unilateral external fixation; War wounds

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INJURY; LEG INJURY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OPEN FRACTURE; PELVIC GIRDLE; PLASTIC SURGERY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SOMALIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAR; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM INJURIES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PELVIC BONES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SOMALIA; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAR; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030330084     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199611000-00007     Document Type: Article

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