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Management of Penetrating Soft Tissue Injuries

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The management of soft tissue injuries are an important consideration in penetrating trauma. Numerous options are available to close any wound, so the challenge is to use the optimal method. In penetrating trauma, the surgeon should take into account a multitude of interrelated factors. These include the mode of injury, the site and extent of injury to the soft tissue and the underlying structures.

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  1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bedford Gardens Hospital, Johannesburg, 2007, South Africa

    Christos Ladas

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  1. Professor of Surgery Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard University Medical School, Boston, USA

    George C. Velmahos

  2. Professor Emeritus, Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Milpark Hospital Academic Trauma Centre and Leratong Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Elias Degiannis

  3. Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Dietrich Doll

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Ladas, C. (2017). Management of Penetrating Soft Tissue Injuries. In: Velmahos, G., Degiannis, E., Doll, D. (eds) Penetrating Trauma. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49859-0_68

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