Surgical Treatment of Combat Related Knee Injuries

Surgeons Meet Challenge of Treating Combat Injuries of the Knee 03/14/2010.  The ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in uniquely destructive patterns of combat injuries, including limb-threatening injuries to the knee. In the March special issue of Techniques in Knee Surgery (www.techknee.com), military surgeons serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom share their experience with managing these high-energy injuries of the knee.  Techniques in Knee Surgery  via NewsWise