Journal of Trauma Management & Outcomes


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'Damage control orthopaedics' in patients with delayed referral to a tertiary care center: experience from a place where Composite Trauma Centers do not exist

Shabir A Dhar1*, Masood I Bhat2, Ajaz Mustafa3, Mohammed R Mir1, Mohammed F Butt1, Manzoor A Halwai1, Amin Tabish3, Murtaza A Ali1 and Arshiya Hamid4

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1 Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

2 Department of Surgery, Sheri Kashmir institute of medical sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

3 Department of Hospital Administration, Sheri Kashmir institute of medical sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

4 Department of Anaesthesia and critical care, Sheri Kashmir institute of medical sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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Journal of Trauma Management & Outcomes 2008, 2:2 doi:10.1186/1752-2897-2-2

Published: 29 January 2008

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Patient data of the 51 patients managed by damage control orthopaedics. Statistical data obtained from the 51 patients managed by damage control orthopaedics.

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