Orthopedic injuries during operation enduring freedom

Military Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 807-809

  Lin, David L ^a   Kirk, Kevin L ^a   Murphy, Kevin P ^a   McHale, Kathleen A ^a   Doukas, William C ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARMY; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NERVE INJURY; OPEN FRACTURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; FRACTURE; INJURY; IRAQ; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WAR;

ADULT; FRACTURES, BONE; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 16544377367     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.169.10.807     Document Type: Article

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