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European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

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01-02-2014 | Editorial

Focus on surgical care of the adolescent trauma patient

Author: D. W. Sommerfeldt

Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery | Issue 1/2014

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Adolescents are “special.” In many ways. Every parent who has or had one at home for a while knows this for a fact. This also holds true for trauma care within this specific age group. Why? Because in several categories, including the etiology of injuries, the psychology of the patient pre-, intra-, and postoperatively, skeletal biology, and the rehabilitation process, specific considerations have to be taken into account to achieve optimum results. …

Title: Focus on surgical care of the adolescent trauma patient
Author: D. W. Sommerfeldt
Publication date: 01-02-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery / Issue 1/2014
Print ISSN: 1863-9933
Electronic ISSN: 1863-9941
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-013-0354-7

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