DAMAGE CONTROL FOR DEVASTATING PELVIC AND EXTREMITY INJURIES

Authors
HENRY SM TORNETTA P SCALEA TM
Citation
Sm. Henry et al., DAMAGE CONTROL FOR DEVASTATING PELVIC AND EXTREMITY INJURIES, The Surgical clinics of North America, 77(4), 1997, pp. 879
Citations number
47
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The Surgical clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00396109
Volume
77
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6109(1997)77:4<879:DCFDPA>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
This article focuses on some general principles of care and then discu sses devastating pelvic injury secondary to both blunt and penetrating trauma. The authors describe the current approach to the mangled extr emity and discuss indications for primary amputation.