A step-by-step guide to classifying and managing pretibial injuries.

Even in cases of relatively minor trauma, pretibial injuries to older patients can cause significant damage as a result of poor blood supply to the skin. This paper offers a classification of pretibial injuries and an algorithm for their management soft-tissue injury; pretibial laceration; blood sup...

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Publicado en:Journal of Wound Care Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 109 - 112
Autores principales: Dunkin CSJ, Elfleet D, Ling C, Brown TPL
Formato: algorithm pictorial tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Mark Allen Holdings Limited Mar2003
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Sumario:Even in cases of relatively minor trauma, pretibial injuries to older patients can cause significant damage as a result of poor blood supply to the skin. This paper offers a classification of pretibial injuries and an algorithm for their management soft-tissue injury; pretibial laceration; blood supply; haematoma; skin necrosis; major degloving injury.