Strategies for Managing Massive Defects of the Foot in High-Energy Combat Injuries of the Lower Extremity

Abstract

Blast-related lower extremity trauma presents many challenges in its management that are not frequently experienced in high-energy civilian trauma. The large amount of kinetic energy imparted from irregularly shaped projectiles creates a wide zone of soft tissue and bone injury. Moreover, the outside-in mechanism of the blast frequently results in a considerable amount of wound contamination from clothing, footwear, and environmental contaminants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA629446

Entities

People

  • John J. Keeling
  • Joseph R. Hsu
  • Romney C. Andersen
  • Scott B. Shawen

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Regions
  • Bone And Bones
  • Bone Fractures
  • Combat Injuries
  • Debridement
  • Energy
  • Foot
  • Foot Bones
  • High Energy
  • Infection
  • Lower Extremity
  • Military Medicine
  • Orthopedic Surgical Procedures
  • Orthopedics
  • Pain
  • Wound Infections
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.