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Bourke W Tillmann et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022.

. 2022 Apr 1;92(4):e77-e78.

doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003510.

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The timing of amputation of mangled lower extremities does not predict post-injury outcomes and mortality: A retrospective analysis from the ACS TQIP database.
Tillmann BW, Guttman MP, Nathens AB, de Mestral C, Kayssi A, Haas B. Tillmann BW, et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Sep 1;91(3):447-456. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003302. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021. PMID: 34039934
The timing of amputation of mangled lower extremities does not predict post-injury outcomes and mortality: A retrospective analysis from ACS TQIP database.
Gupta P, Priyadarshini P, Sagar S. Gupta P, et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Apr 1;92(4):e77. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003509. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022. PMID: 34936592 No abstract available.

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