Débridement of extremity war wounds

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Bowyer, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; LIMB; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAR;

DEBRIDEMENT; EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 58149327508     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200600001-00012     Document Type: Article

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