RT Book, Section
A1 Dawson, John R.
A1 Naga, Ashraf El
A1 Atassi, Omar
A2 Moore, Ernest E.
A2 Feliciano, David V.
A2 Mattox, Kenneth L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1147418840
T1 Lower Extremity
T2 Trauma, 8e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071847292
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1147418840
RD 2024/04/20
AB Lower  extremity  injuries  represent  the  primary  cause  of  more  than  half  of  all  hospitalizations  for  trauma.  Their  frequency,  severity,  and  costs  emphasize  the  impact  of  those  injuries  on  society.1,2  Lower  extremity  fractures  may  be  caused  by  either  low-  or  high-energy  forces  and  occur  both  in  isolation  and  as  multiple  injuries.  The  mechanism  of  injury  defines  the  specific  individual  fracture  pattern.  Typical  trauma  mechanisms  include  blunt  versus  penetrating  trauma,  low-energy  versus  high-energy  forces,  twisting,  bending,  or  crushing  forces.  Significant  lower  extremity  injuries  compromise  functional  outcome  and  can  lead  to  long-term  pain,  abnormal  gait,  degenerative  joint  disease,  chronic  infection,  and  limb  loss.