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- Title
Characteristics of combat-related spine injuries: a review of recent literature.
- Authors
Bernstock, Joshua D; Caples, Connor M; Wagner, Scott C; Kang, Daniel G; Lehman Jr, Ronald A; Lehman, Ronald A Jr
- Abstract
Injuries to the spinal column in combat casualties sustained during the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are common, and the highest in reported wartime history. High-energy blast mechanisms from improved explosive devices have resulted in complex polytrauma and injury patterns, which are often markedly different from those injuries encountered in civilian trauma. Herein, we review the most current literature with regard to the distinct types of combat-related spine injuries/concomitant comorbidities sustained in Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn.
- Publication
Military Medicine, 2015, Vol 180, Issue 5, p503
- ISSN
0026-4075
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00215