Damage Control Orthopedic Surgery.

Damage control in orthopedic surgery: fad or fact?

The term “damage control” was originally coined by the United States Navy to describe tactical approaches to permit a damaged sea vessel in naval battle to continue functioning. Subsequent use in the medical field appears to have begun with the experience of military surgeons in Korea. General trauma surgeons extended the damage control concept to the multiply injured patient in extremis who re...

Damage control surgery.

Damage control is a staged approach to severely injured patients predicated on treatment priorities. Initially, life-threatening injuries are addressed expediently, and procedures are truncated. Normal physiology is restored in the ICU, and patients subsequently are returned to the operating room for definitive management. This strategy breaks the bloody vicious cycle and results in improved ou...

Damage Control Surgery

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Orthopedic Surgery

Orthopedic surgery.

Orthopedic surgery is a specialty of surgery dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system in all age groups. Careers in orthopedic surgery span the spectrum from general orthopedics to those of subspecialty expertise in orthopedic trauma, hand, pediatrics, total joint, foot and ankle, sports medicine, and oncology to name a few.