Reconstruction of blast injuries of the hand and upper limb

Injury

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 305-312

  Bakhach, Joseph ^a   Abu Sitta, Ghassan ^a   Dibo, Saad ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Amputation; Blast injuries; Fingers; Flaps; Hand; Microsurgery; Reconstruction; Upper arm

Indexed keywords

ARM INJURY; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BALLISTICS; BLAST INJURY; ENERGY TRANSFER; GUNSHOT INJURY; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; MISSILE WOUND; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK WAVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TISSUE INJURY; VEIN INJURY; X RAY FILM; ARM; BLAST INJURIES; DEBRIDEMENT; HAND; INJURIES; INJURY SCALE; INNERVATION; LIMB SALVAGE; MIDDLE EAST; OCCLUSIVE DRESSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SOLDIER; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; VASCULAR SURGERY; WAR; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

BLAST INJURIES; DEBRIDEMENT; HAND; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; LIMB SALVAGE; MIDDLE EAST; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 84879837092     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2013.01.024     Document Type: Article

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