A New Understanding of the Mechanism of Injury to the Pelvis and Lower Limbs in Blast

A New Understanding of the Mechanism of Injury to the Pelvis and Lower Limbs in Blast

Dismounted complex blast injury (DCBI) has been one of the most severe forms of trauma sustained in recent conflicts. This injury has been partially attributed to limb flail; however, the full causative mechanism has not yet been fully determined. Soil ejecta has been hypothesized as a significant c...

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Main Authors: Iain A. Rankin, Thuy-Tien Nguyen, Diagarajen Carpanen, Jonathan C. Clasper, Spyros D. Masouros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Subjects:
biomechanics
traumatic amputation
fracture
blast injury
military
mouse
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00960/full

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