Classification of gunshot injuries in civilians

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 408, Issue , 2003, Pages 65-81

  Gugala, Zbigniew ^a   Lindsey, Ronald W ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INJURY SCALE; KINETICS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE INJURY; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; VELOCITY; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0037337580     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200303000-00007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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