Application of the mangled extremity severity score in a combat setting

Military Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 777-781

  Kjorstad, Randy ^a   Starnes, Benjamin W ^a   Arlington, Edward ^a   Devine, John D ^a   Andersen, Charles A ^a   Rush Jr , Robert M ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; BONE INJURY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB INJURY; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MANGLED EXTREMITY SEVERITY SCORE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOCK; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; VASCULAR SURGERY; WAR;

EID: 34447532067     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.172.7.777     Document Type: Article

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