Orthopaedic war injuries: recent developments in treatment and research.
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چکیده
Musculoskeletal injury is the most common type of injury among survivors of combat trauma, and combat-related trauma is challenging for an orthopaedic surgeon to treat. Methods of treatment are evolving, but significant gaps remain as knowledge of civilian trauma is extrapolated to combat trauma.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Instructional course lectures
دوره 58 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009