Extremity amputation: How to face challenging problems in a precarious environment

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1989-1993

  Rigal, Sylvain ^a,b,c  

^a PERCY MILITARY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b French Military Medical Academy   (France)

^c Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique Traumatologie et Chirurgie Réparatrice des Membres   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB INJURY; LIMB SALVAGE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MILITARY MEDICINE; NATURAL DISASTER; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; SURGICAL TRAINING; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT INDICATION; WAR; WOUND CARE;

AMPUTATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISASTERS; EXTREMITIES; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE; MILITARY MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84867861743     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-012-1548-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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