Traumatic Foot and Ankle Injuries Related to Recent International Conflicts, An Issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics

Articles in this issue include: Epidemiology of Foot and Ankle Injuries in the Global War on Terror; Biomechanics of Projectile and Blast Injuries; Debridement and Cleansing of Traumatic Foot and Ankle Wounds Sustained in Theater; The Use of Tourniquets in the Modern Combat Environment; Unique Issues Related to Fasciotomies in the Combat Environment; The Mangled Foot and Leg: Salvage vs. Amputation; Strategies for Managing Massive Defects of the Foot and Ankle in High Energy; Combat Injuries of the Lower Extremity; Strategies for Managing Soft Tissue Defects of the Combat Injured Foot and Ankle; Revascularization of the Ischemic Foot and Ankle War Injury; The Center for the Intrepid: Model for Rehabilitation Centers of Excellence in the 21st Century; Rehabilitation of the War Injured Foot and Ankle; Recent Advances in Lower Extremity Amputations and Prosthetics; Unique Issues and Complications of Foot and Ankle Injuries Secondary to Warfare.

Product details

• Authors: Eric M Bluman, Eric M. Bluman, James R Ficke, James R. Ficke
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Science
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.03.2010
• EAN: 9781437718201
• ISBN: 978-1-4377-1820-1
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 229 mm
• Weight: 470 g
• Series: The Clinics: Orthopedics
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine