Orthopaedic war injuries: recent developments in treatment and research.
Musculoskeletal injury is the most common type of injury among survivors of combat trauma, and combat-related trauma is challenging for an orthopaedic surgeon to treat. Methods of treatment are evolving, but significant gaps remain as knowledge of civilian trauma is extrapolated to combat trauma.
Covey
Dana C
DC
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA.
Aaron
Roy K
RK
Baechler
Martin F
MF
Born
Christopher T
CT
Ciombor
Deborah McK
DM
Keeney
James A
JA
Mack
Andrew W
AW
Mazurek
Michael T
MT
Richardson
Mark W
MW
Shin
Alexander Y
AY
Thompson
Michael A
MA
D035843:Biomedical Research; D001858:Bone Nails; D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / Q000601:surgery; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*