Battlefield orthopaedic injuries cause the majority of long-term disabilities

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages

  Cross, Jessica D ^a,b   Ficke, James R ^b   Hsu, Joseph R ^a,b   Masini, Brendan D ^b   Wenke, Joseph C ^a  

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

^b BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 79951893857     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-201102001-00002     Document Type: Article

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