Describing severe limb trauma

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 280-285

  Arnez, Z M ^a   Tyler, M P H ^b   Khan, U ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ao asif classification; Gustillo classification; Limb injury; Outcome; Trauma classification

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033152006     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1999.3080     Document Type: Article

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