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combat injury
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Summary. The review of the literature is devoted to the consideration of systems for assessing a seriously injured (mangled) extremity and their suitability in combat conditions: HFS-57, MESI, PSI, LSI, MESS, NISSSA, GHOISS, MUES. A search was carried out on the PubMed database for the period 1578-2023. Advantages and disadvantages are shown. The most used for combat limbs injury is MESS.
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