Functional outcome of bilateral limb threatening: Lower extremity injuries at two years postinjury

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 249-253

  Smith, Joel J ^a   Agel, Julie ^b   Swiontkowski, Mark F ^b   Castillo, Renan ^c   MacKenzie, Ellen ^c   Kellam, James F ^d   Bosse, Michael J ^e   Burgess, Andrew R ^e   Webb, Lawrence X ^e   Sanders, Roy W ^e   Jones, Alan L ^e   McAndrew, Mark P ^e   Patterson, Brendan M ^e   McCarthy, Melissa L ^e   Avery, Jennifer ^e   Bailey, Denise ^e   Bryan, Wendall ^e   Bullard, Debbie ^e   Carpenter, Carla ^e   Chaparro, Elizabeth ^e   Corbin, Kate ^e   Darnell, Denise ^e   Dickason, Stephanie ^e   DiPasquale, Thomas ^e   Harkin, Betty ^e   Harrington, Michael ^e   Herscovici, Dolfi ^e   Holdren, Amy ^e   Howard, Linda ^e   Hutchings, Sarah ^e   Johnson, Marie ^e   Jurewicz, Melissa ^e   Lampke, Donna ^e   Lee, Karen ^e   Mars, Marianne ^e   MendozaWelch, Maxine ^e   Meredith, J Wayne ^e   Morris, Nan ^e   Murdock, Karen ^e   Pollak, Andrew ^e   Radey, Par ^e   Shelton, Sandy ^e   Simpson, Sherry ^e   Sims, Steven ^e   Smith, Douglas ^e   Star, Adam ^e   Wiegman, Celia ^e   Wilber, John ^e   Williams, Stephanie ^e   Wolinsky, Philip ^e   Woodman, Mary ^e   Zimmerman, Michele ^e   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Bilateral injury; Lower extremity trauma; Sickness impact profile

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMPUTATION; DECISION MAKING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; LIMB SALVAGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20244363528     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000151813.10046.e4     Document Type: Article

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