Non-emergent orthopaedic injuries sustained by soldiers in Operation Iraqi Freedom

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Goodman, Gens P.
Schoenfeld, Andrew J.
Owens, Brett D.
Dutton, Jason R.
Burks, Robert
Belmont, PHilip J. Jr.
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2012
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The majority of soldiers deployed to the theater of combat operations return safely after completion of the deployment. Many of these soldiers sustain non-emergent musculoskeletal injuries that initially are treated nonoperatively and ultimately require surgery following their combat tour.
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The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.K.00129
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https://hdl.handle.net/10945/47614
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Operations Research
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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8 p.
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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, v. 94, 2012, pp.728-735
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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