Ilizarov External Fixation in the Management of Bilateral, Highly Complex Blast Injuries of Lower Extremities: A Report of Two Cases

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 442-445

  Lerner, Alexander ^a   Nierenberg, Gabriel ^a   Stein, Haim ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amputation; External fixation; Open fracture; Rehabilitation; War injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; CASE REPORT; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INJURY SCALE; INSTRUMENTATION; ISRAEL; LEG INJURY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OPEN FRACTURE; RADIOGRAPHY; SOLDIER; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; BLAST INJURIES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; ISRAEL; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032134685     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199808000-00016     Document Type: Article

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