A Comparison of Four-Year Health Outcomes following Combat Amputation and Limb Salvage

Ted Melcer; Jay Walker; Vibha Bhatnagar; Erin Richard; V. Franklin Sechriest II; Michael Galarneau

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0170569

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A Comparison of Four-Year Health Outcomes following Combat Amputation and Limb Salvage

Ted Melcer ,

* E-mail: ted.melcer.civ@mail.mil

Affiliation Department of Medical Modeling, Simulation, and Mission Support, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8330-6985

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Jay Walker,

Affiliation Department of Medical Modeling, Simulation, and Mission Support, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Vibha Bhatnagar,

Affiliations Department of Medical Modeling, Simulation, and Mission Support, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California, United States of America, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, United States of America, Department for Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Erin Richard,

Affiliations Department of Medical Modeling, Simulation, and Mission Support, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California, United States of America, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, United States of America, Department for Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America
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V. Franklin Sechriest II,

Affiliation VA Minneapolis Healthcare System, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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Michael Galarneau

Affiliation Department of Medical Modeling, Simulation, and Mission Support, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California, United States of America
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A Comparison of Four-Year Health Outcomes following Combat Amputation and Limb Salvage

Ted Melcer,
Jay Walker,
Vibha Bhatnagar,
Erin Richard,
V. Franklin Sechriest II,
Michael Galarneau

Published: January 25, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170569

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