Effect of body armor on simulated landmine blasts to cadaveric legs

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 202-208

  Wolff, Klaus S ^a   Prusa, Alexander M ^b   Wibmer, Andreas ^b   Rankl, Peter ^b   Firbas, Wilhelm ^b   Teufelsbauer, Harald ^b  

^a Department of Surgery   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRINITROTOLUENE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; BODY ARMOR; CADAVER; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FIBULA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG INJURY; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SHOE; SIMULATION; TIBIA FRACTURE;

AGED; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; BLAST INJURIES; CADAVER; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WAR;

EID: 24644447389     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000174512.57137.7E     Document Type: Article

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