Combat musculoskeletal wounds in a us army brigade combat team during operation iraqi freedom

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2011, Pages E1-E7

  Belmont, Philip J ^a   Thomas, Dimitri ^a   Goodman, Gens P ^a   Schoenfeld, Andrew J ^a   Zacchilli, Michael ^a   Burks, Rob ^b   Owens, Brett D ^c  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^c KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARMY; BATTLE INJURY; BODY ARMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EXPLOSION; HUMAN; IRAQ; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOLDIER; SPINE FRACTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960427573     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181edebed     Document Type: Article

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