Mangled extremity severity score in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 182-184

  Fagelman, Mitchell F ^a   Epps, Howard R ^a   Rang, Mercer ^a  

^a LLP   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Grade III open fractures; Limb salvage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB INJURY; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MANGLED EXTREMITY SEVERITY SCORE; OPEN FRACTURE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGEON;

AMPUTATION; CHILD; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 0036221448     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200203000-00009     Document Type: Article

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