Amputation rate following tibia fractures with associated popliteal artery injuries

Objectives: 1. Determine the amputation rate; and 2. identify risk factors in patients with tibia fractures and associated popliteal artery injuries. Intervention: Amputation or limb salvage. Design: Retrospective case-control study. Setting: Level 1 trauma center. Patients: Thirty popliteal artery...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roussot, Mark
Other Authors: Maqungo, Sithombo
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25507