Development of a rodent high-energy blast injury model for investigating conditions associated with traumatic amputations
Aims: In recent conflicts, most injuries to the limbs are due to blasts resulting in a large number of lower limb amputations. These lead to heterotopic ossification (HO), phantom limb pain (PLP), and functional deficit. The mechanism of blast loading produces a combined fracture and amputation. Th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery
2021-03-01
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Series: | Bone & Joint Research |
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Online Access: | https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2046-3758.103.BJR-2020-0367.R1 |