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External Fixation in Orthopedic Traumatology pp 1–28Cite as

Damage Control Orthopedics in the Polytrauma Patient

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Trauma continues to represent the major cause of death in patients under the age of 40. Especially road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death in high-income countries among young people aged 5–29 years [1]. The severity of consequent illness and the resulting disability is high compared with other disease processes [2, 3]. In 1998, about 5.8 million people died worldwide from accidental injuries [4]. In the United States, 12,400 people die each month following trauma [5]. Early mortality after severe trauma is either due to head trauma or exsanguination due to uncontrolled hemorrhage or late from multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). Once multiple systems are altered, the mortality rates may exceed 50%, the morbidity in survivors is severe, and the health care costs are enormous [2, 6].

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Pape, HC., Dienstknecht, T., Giannoudis, P.V. (2012). Damage Control Orthopedics in the Polytrauma Patient. In: Seligson, D., Mauffrey, C., Roberts, C. (eds) External Fixation in Orthopedic Traumatology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2197-8_1

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