Strategies for Managing Massive Defects of the Foot in High-Energy Combat Injuries of the Lower Extremity

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 139-149

  Keeling, John J ^a,b,c   Hsu, Joseph R ^c,d,e   Shawen, Scott B ^a,b,c,f   Andersen, Romney C ^a,b,c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^f National Capital Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone graft; Calcaneus fracture; Midfoot fracture; Open fracture; Segmental bone loss

Indexed keywords

BLAST INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT INJURY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MILITARY MEDICINE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; STANDARD; VASCULARIZATION; WAR; WOUND HEALING;

BLAST INJURIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT INJURIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; WAR; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77149121092     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2009.10.003     Document Type: Review

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