Combat Orthopedic Surgery: Lessons Learned in Irag and Afghanistan

by Philip J. Belmont Jr. and Brett D. Owens

The widespread use of individual and vehicular body armor, evolution of enemy tactics to include its reliance on improvised explosive devices, and the effectiveness of treatment rendered at military treatment facilities have resulted in a large burden of complex orthopedic injuries.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556429657
• ISBN13: 9781556429651
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.7" x 11.2"