Predicting the need for early amputation in ballistic mangled extremity injuries

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2009, Pages

  Brown, Kate V ^a,b   Ramasamy, A ^a   McLeod, J ^a   Stapley, Sarah ^a   Clasper, J C ^a  

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

^b Institute of Research and Development   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amputation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; IRAQ; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG INJURY; LEG ISCHEMIA; LIMB FRACTURE; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANGLED EXTREMITY INJURY; MANGLED EXTREMITY SEVERITY SCORE; OPEN FRACTURE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY; ADOLESCENT; AMPUTATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LEG; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AMPUTATION; BLAST INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; LIMB SALVAGE; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049105279     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31819cdcb0     Document Type: Article

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