War injuries of the femoral artery and vein: A report on 67 cases

Vascular

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 641-647

  Radonic V ^a   Baric D ^a   Giunio, L ^a   Bill, B ^a   Kovacevic H ^b   Sapunar, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b Naval Medical Institute Croatia   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

femoral vessel injuries; hyperbaric oxygen therapy; vascular repair; war related injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTERY INJURY; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CROATIA; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; VEIN GRAFT; VEIN INJURY; VEIN LIGATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROATIA; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031543383     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721099700500615     Document Type: Article

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