Why the study?
Do injury severity scoring systems predict limb salvage after arterial reconstruction in patients with mangled extremities?
Population
62 patients with arterial injuries in mangled extremities
Design
Cohort
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MESS/MESI scores may not guide limb salvage decisions; leaves open need for better predictors in mangled extremity trauma.
Do injury severity scoring systems predict limb salvage after arterial reconstruction in patients with mangled extremities?
Injury severity scoring systems like MESS and MESI do not reliably predict limb salvage after arterial reconstruction in mangled extremities, suggesting all injuries should be surgically explored before treatment decisions.
Mohamed Amin Elsharawy (2005) studied this question.
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