Complications of extremity vascular injuries in conflict

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2009, Pages

  Brown, Kate V ^a,b   Ramasamy, Arul ^a   Tai, Nigel ^a   MacLeod, Judith ^a   Midwinter, Mark ^a   Clasper, Jon C ^a  

^a Academic Department of Military Surgery and Trauma   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Research and Development   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gunshot wound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GRAFT FAILURE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB FRACTURE; LIMB INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; SOLDIER; THROMBOSIS; BLAST INJURY; BLOOD VESSEL; FEMALE; INJURY; LIMB; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; VASCULAR SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION; WAR; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BLAST INJURIES; BLOOD VESSELS; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, OPEN; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049099250     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31819cdd82     Document Type: Article

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