Perioperative differences between bone bridging and non-bone bridging transtibial amputations for wartime lower extremity trauma

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 787-793

  Gwinn, David E ^a   Keeling, John ^a   Froehner, Jerald W ^a   McGuigan, Francis X ^b   Andersen, Romney ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BLAST INJURY; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE BRIDGING TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG INJURY; MALE; NON BONE BRIDGING TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTATION; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TOURNIQUET; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; WAR;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; BLAST INJURIES; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TIBIA; TOURNIQUETS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WAR;

EID: 48249125817     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2008.0787     Document Type: Article

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