Small-fragment wounds from explosive devices: Need for and timing of fragment removal

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 158-161

  Weigl, Daniel M ^a,b   Bar On, Elchanan ^a,b   Katz, Kalman ^a,b  

^a Orthopedic Unit   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Foreign bodies; Soft tissue injury; Suicide bomber

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXPLOSIONS; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; TERRORISM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 14644423349     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000150820.10727.d1     Document Type: Article

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