Severe trauma to the lower extremity: long-term sequelae
| Autor: | Garland De, Green Sa, Moore Tj |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
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Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Wound Healing Time Factors business.industry Limb salvage Poison control General Medicine Gait Lower limb Occupational safety and health Surgery Tibial Fractures Traumatic injury Severe trauma Fractures Ununited Injury prevention Medicine Humans business Femoral Fractures Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Southern medical journal. 82(7) |
| ISSN: | 0038-4348 |
| Popis: | Limb salvage after major traumatic injury to the lower extremity has become commonplace in modern trauma centers. Despite initial successful limb salvage, however, long-term complications often occur. We present 121 patients who were treated for complications after major injuries to the lower limb at Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center. In general, these patients required a total of 224 surgical procedures over an average of approximately three years after injury to achieve a successful outcome. Final limb function, however, was often impaired. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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