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Nonsurgical Principles of Fracture and Injury Management

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Nonsurgical management of fractures and injuries in austere settings is the norm. This chapter is a refresher for surgeons who no longer use such methods.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Colorado Health Science Center, 12631 East17th Ave, B202, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA

    Richard C. Fisher BA, MD, MS-Health Admin.

  2. Orthopedic Surgery, Institute for Global Orthopedics and Traumatology, UCSF, 1001 Potrero Ave, 3A-36, San Francisco, CA, 94110, USA

    Richard A. Gosselin MD, MPH, MSc, FRCS(c)

  3. 172 Stillwater Loop Road, Columbus, MT, 59019, USA

    Michelle Foltz MD

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  1. Richard C. Fisher BA, MD, MS-Health Admin.
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  2. Richard A. Gosselin MD, MPH, MSc, FRCS(c)
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Correspondence to Michelle Foltz MD .

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute for Global Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

    Richard A. Gosselin

  2. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    David A. Spiegel

  3. Columbus, Montana, USA

    Michelle Foltz

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Fisher, R.C., Gosselin, R.A., Foltz, M. (2014). Nonsurgical Principles of Fracture and Injury Management. In: Gosselin, R., Spiegel, D., Foltz, M. (eds) Global Orthopedics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1578-7_13

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