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[Orthopedic ballistic injury, a five-beat waltz]
Alexandre Caubère1, Hugues Lefort2, Mélodie Petitjean3
1Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologie, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, 2, boulevard Sainte-Anne, BP 600, 83800 Toulon cedex 9, France.
Abstract:
Two-thirds of ballistic injuries result in severe limb damage. Damage Control Orthopaedic is a surgical strategy that makes it possible to save life, limb and function using simple mnemonic markers: 5minutes, 6hours, 7 days, 8 weeks and 9 months. The many players involved in this coherent care pathway, with its multiple surgical challenges, help to meet the challenge of comprehensive rehabilitation for orthopaedic ballistic injuries.

