Initial Assessment, Debridement, and Decision Making in the Salvage of Severely Injured Lower Extremity
An open fracture with extensive skin and soft tissue loss is considered as a severely injured lower extremity. Advances in rapid transport, resuscitation, skeletal fixation, and microsurgical techniques to cover large soft tissue and bone defects have made possible the salvage of these severely inju...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1689741 |