Impact of traumatic upper-extremity amputation on the outcome of injury caused by an antipersonnel improvised explosive device

BACKGROUND: We have previously reported a higher than expected rate of upper-extremity amputation (UEA) in victims of an antipersonnel improvised explosive device (AP-IED) compared with a similar cohort injured by antipersonnel mines (APM). The goal of this study was to describe the rate, severity a...

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Published in:Can J Surg
Main Authors: Smith, Shane A., DaCambra, Mark P., McAlister, Vivian C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Joule Inc. 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6281463/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30418007
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cjs.014518
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