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. 2023 Nov;72(295):26-28.
doi: 10.1016/j.revinf.2023.09.006. Epub 2023 Oct 24.

[Orthopedic ballistic injury, a five-beat waltz]

[Article in French]
Alexandre Caubère  1 , Hugues Lefort  2 , Mélodie Petitjean  3 , Fabienne Rabuteau  4 , Camille Choufani  5
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[Orthopedic ballistic injury, a five-beat waltz]

[Article in French]
Alexandre Caubère et al. Rev Infirm. 2023 Nov.

Abstract

Two-thirds of ballistic injuries result in severe limb damage. Damage Control Orthopaedic is a surgical strategy that makes it possible to save life, limb and function using simple mnemonic markers: 5minutes, 6hours, 7 days, 8 weeks and 9 months. The many players involved in this coherent care pathway, with its multiple surgical challenges, help to meet the challenge of comprehensive rehabilitation for orthopaedic ballistic injuries.

Keywords: Damage Control; amputation; balistique; ballistics; chirurgie; infection; orthopedics; orthopédie; surgery.

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