Wartime spine injuries: Understanding the improvised explosive device and biophysics of blast trauma

Spine Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 849-857

  Kang, Daniel G ^a   Lehman Jr , Ronald A ^a,b   Carragee, Eugene J ^c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blast biophysics; Blast injury; Blast trauma; Combat spine injury; Improvised explosive device; Wartime spine injury

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE;

AFGHANISTAN; ARMY; BATTLE INJURY; BIOPHYSICS; BLAST INJURY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; IRAQ; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE INJURY; TERRORISM;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; BLAST INJURIES; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MILITARY MEDICINE; SPINAL INJURIES;

EID: 84867062440     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.11.014     Document Type: Review

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