Life after conflict-related amputation trauma: a clinical study from the Gaza Strip

• Autori principali: Hanne Edøy Heszlein-Lossius (Autore), Yahya Al-Borno (Autore), Samar Shaqqoura (Autore), Nashwa Skaik (Autore), Lasse Melvaer Giil (Autore), Mads Gilbert (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Abstract Background More than 17.000 Palestinians were injured during different Israeli military incursions on the Gaza Strip from 2006 to 2014. Many suffered traumatic extremity amputations. We describe the injuries, complications, living conditions and health among a selection of traumatic amputee...