(iii) Military limb injuries/ballistic fractures

Current Orthopaedics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 346-353

  Griffiths, Dylan ^a   Clasper, Jon ^a  

^a FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ballistic; Contamination; Fracture; Military; Open

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG; LEG FRACTURE; MISSILE WOUND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE INJURY; TRACTION THERAPY;

EID: 33749983360     PISSN: 02680890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cuor.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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