Management of gunshot wounds of the foot

Injury

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL.3, 1997, Pages 6-11

  Durkin, Robert C ^a   Coughlin, R Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Foot; Fracture; Gunshot wounds; Internal fixation; Orthopaedic surgery; Surgical management

Indexed keywords

CEFONICID; CEPHALOSPORIN;

BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; FOOT INJURY; GAIT; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT BEARING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031458782     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-1383(97)90087-5     Document Type: Review

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