title: Extremity War Injuries IX: Reducing Disability Within the Military.
abstract: Extremity War Injury Symposium IX focused on reducing disability within the military, centering on cartilage defects, amputations, and spinal cord injury. Many areas of upper and lower extremity trauma and disability were discussed, including segmental nerve injuries, upper extremity allotransplantation, and the importance of patient-reported functional outcomes compared with the traditionally reported measures. Strategic planning addressed progression toward clinical solutions by setting clear objectives and goals and outlining pathways to address the "translation gap" that often prevents bridging of basic science to clinical application.
authors.forename: Col Romney C
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: Andrew H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Capt Brian T
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: Lcdr Scott M
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Tintle
authors.forename: Maj Melvin D
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Helgeson
authors.forename: Ltc Ronald A
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Lehman
authors.forename: Col Jeffrey N
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Davila
authors.forename: Benjamin K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Potter
authors.forename: Maj Travis C
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Marc F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Swiontkowski
authors.forename: Col James R
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Ficke
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005121:Extremities / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D000067398:War-Related Injuries
keywords: EWI IX; allotransplantation; amputations; cartilage defects; extremity war injuries IX; spinal cord injury