War Wounds of the Foot and Ankle: Causes, Characteristics, and Initial Management

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-21

  Bluman, Eric M ^a,b   Ficke, James R ^c   Covey, Dana C ^d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Battlefield injuries; Explosive weaponry; Lower extremity injuries; Negative pressure wound therapy

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SOLDIER; WAR; WOUND HEALING;

ANKLE INJURIES; BLAST INJURIES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FOOT INJURIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PROGNOSIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; WAR; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77049115001     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2009.11.004     Document Type: Review

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