Life after conflict-related amputation trauma: a clinical study from the Gaza Strip

Life after conflict-related amputation trauma: a clinical study from the Gaza Strip

Abstract Background More than 17.000 Palestinians were injured during different Israeli military incursions on the Gaza Strip from 2006 to 2014. Many suffered traumatic extremity amputations. We describe the injuries, complications, living conditions and health among a selection of traumatic amputee...

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Main Authors: Hanne Edøy Heszlein-Lossius, Yahya Al-Borno, Samar Shaqqoura, Nashwa Skaik, Lasse Melvaer Giil, Mads Gilbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC International Health and Human Rights
Subjects:
Amputees, Gaza
Israel
Military incursion
Modern warfare
Palestine
Trauma
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12914-018-0173-3

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