Amputation in military trauma surgery

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 940-944

  Stansbury, Lynn G ^a   Branstetter, Joanna G ^b   Lalliss, Steven J ^a  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Battlefield trauma; Military history

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; HUMAN; LIMB INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; WAR;

AMPUTATION; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; WAR; WORLD HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 37349112443     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31814934d8     Document Type: Review

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