Primary wound closure in war amputations of the limbs

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 364-366

  Maricevic A ^a   Erceg, M ^a   Gekic K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARM; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOEMBOLISM; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031454925     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002640050186     Document Type: Article

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