Management of gunshot wounds of the limbs

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1031-1036

  Bowyer, G W ^a   Rossiter, N D ^b  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL HASLAR   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Defence Medical College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BALLISTICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; FRACTURE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPLINT; WOUND CARE;

EID: 0030685036     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.79B6.6977     Document Type: Review

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