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Abstract

Frostbite is a localized soft tissue injury due to freezing. It involves the production of an inflammatory cascade associated with an ischemia perfusion reaction. This chapter discusses a simple classification, clinical manifestations and both conventional and controversial therapies.

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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Stephen M. Milner MBBS, BDS, Julie A. Caffrey DO, MS & Syed F. Saquib MD

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  1. Stephen M. Milner MBBS, BDS
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  2. Julie A. Caffrey DO, MS
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  3. Syed F. Saquib MD
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  1. Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA

    Robert S. Dieter

  2. Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA

    Raymond A. Dieter, Jr

  3. The University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

    Raymond A. Dieter, III

  4. West Virginia University, Charleston, West Virginia, USA

    Aravinda Nanjundappa

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Milner, S.M., Caffrey, J.A., Saquib, S.F. (2017). Frostbite. In: Dieter, R., Dieter, Jr, R., Dieter, III, R., Nanjundappa, A. (eds) Critical Limb Ischemia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31991-9_30

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31991-9_30

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