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Armed Conflict Injuries to the Extremities

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Foot Surgery in War Trauma

Extremity trauma in military personnel involved in armed conflicts is extremely common. The cumulative experiences of military surgeons have been invaluable in advancing reconstructive surgery of the war-wounded foot and ankle. This chapter details the experience of United States military reconstructive surgeons with the soft tissue management and skeletal reconstruction of war wounds to the foot and ankle resulting from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. We explore the epidemiology, battlefield stabilization and triage of these injuries in addition to strategies for limb salvage and definitive management of these complicated wounds. Deformity and functional impairment frequently persist. Techniques for management of complications are also presented.

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  1. Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Orthopaedic Surgery Service, Tripler Army Medical Center, 1 Jarrett White Road, Honolulu, HI, 96859, USA

    Adam T. Groth

  2. Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Orthopaedic Surgery Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Ft. Sam Houston, TX, 78234, USA

    Kevin L. Kirk

  3. Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20012, USA

    Scott B. Shawen

  4. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20889, USA

    John J. Keeling

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Groth, A.T., Kirk, K.L., Shawen, S.B., Keeling, J.J. (2011). Foot Surgery in War Trauma. In: Lerner, A., Soudry, M. (eds) Armed Conflict Injuries to the Extremities. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16155-1_17

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