Training for treating open fractures in the austere setting

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2215-2216

  Barbier, Olivier ^a,c   Malgras, Brice ^b,c   Pasquier, Pierre ^a,c   Rigal, Sylvain ^d  

^a Military Hospital Begin   (France)

^b University of Paris Descartes   (France)

^c French Military Health Care Service   (France)

^d Percy Military Teaching Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Amputation; External fixation; Training

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; HUMAN; LETTER; LIMB SALVAGE; OPEN FRACTURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSTHESIS; SURGICAL TRAINING; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, OPEN; PROCEDURES;

EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE;

EID: 84920144549     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-014-2504-x     Document Type: Letter

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