Prospective Study of Military Special Operations Medical Personnel and Lower Extremity Fracture Immobilization in an Austere Environment

Background: Austere fracture immobilization equipment and techniques are often overlooked, with few studies critically evaluating the process. The purpose of this study was to evaluate current austere splinting techniques and equipment used for lower extremity fractures while field testing a new 1-s...

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Main Authors: LTC Kevin D. Martin DO, FAAOS, 2LT Trevor J. Mcbride BS, CPT Alicia Unangst DO, Jaime Chisholm MBA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-04-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011420916144