Amputation
Reports Summarize Amputation Study Results from D.E. Gwinn and Co-Researchers
Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, September 18th, 2011
2011 SEP 18 -- "The purpose of this study is to determine the rate of late (secondary) amputation and to identify risk factors for amputation in injuries that were initially treated with limb preservation on the battlefield. A retrospective review at our institution identified 24 consecutive patients with 26 blast-induced open fractures distal to the joint that had associated arterial injuries," investigators in Bethesda, Maryland report.
"All injuries were initially cared for on the battlefield and during the evacuation chain of care with limb preservation protocols. All definitive orthopaedic care was provided by a single fellowship-trained orthopaedic...
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