Temporary and definitive external fixation of war injuries: Use of a French dedicated fixator

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1569-1576

  Mathieu, Laurent ^a   Ouattara, Naklan ^b   Poichotte, Antoine ^c   Saint Macari, Erwan ^a   Barbier, Olivier ^d   Rongiéras, Fréderic ^a,c   Rigal, Sylvain ^b,c,e  

^a HIA Desgenettes   (France)

^b PERCY MILITARY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c French Military Medical Academy   (France)

^d SERVICE D ENDOCRINOLOGIE   (France)

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

Author keywords

Combat; Damage control orthopaedic; External fixation; War trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; CHAD; CLASSIFICATION; DEVICES; ETHNOLOGY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; FRANCE; HUMAN; LIMB; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; PROCEDURES; SOLDIER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; CHAD; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; EXTREMITIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAR;

EID: 84905920613     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-014-2305-2     Document Type: Review

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