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European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery Supplement II Vol. 33 · 2007 Official Publication of the European Trauma Society st Aims and Scope Abstracts 1 Joint Congress, European Association for Trauma and Emergency Surgery–EATES and European Trauma Society–ETS Trauma causes individual patterns of May 23–26, 2007, Graz, Austria injury and involves shock, fractures, Congress President: Prof. Dr. Selman Uranues, Graz, Austria soft tissue and organ injuries. Treat- Congress Co-President: Prof. Dr. Otmar Trentz, Zurich, Switzerland ment therefore requires the joint effort of emergency medicine, ortho- pedic and trauma surgery, critical care Contents medicine and rehabilitation. Both scientific progress and the in-depth 3 Preface experimental and clinical research Presentations within individual disciplines contrib- ute to the ongoing continuous 4 Best Free Paper Prize Session improvement of trauma care. Abstracts 1-9 The EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY SURGERY aims to open an 6 Video Presentations interdisciplinary forum that allows Abstracts 10-19 for the scientific exchange between basic and clinical science related to Free Paper Sessions – Oral and Poster Presentations pathophysiology, diagnostics and 9 Research in Trauma treatment of traumatized patients. Abstracts 20-39 The journal covers all aspects of clini- 15 cal management, operative treatment Trauma Education and Training Abstracts 40-49 and related research of traumatic injuries. 17 Preclinical Trauma Care and the First 24 hrs in Polytrauma Clinical and experimental papers on Abstracts 50-74 issues relevant for the improvement 25 of trauma care are published. Reviews, Trauma Imaging original articles, short communi- Abstracts 75-91 cations and letters allow the appropri- 29 Head and Spinal Trauma Management ate presentation of major and minor Abstracts 92-122 topics. The papers published are allo- cated to one of the following sections 37 Skeletal Trauma of the journal: Abstracts 123-208 Biomaterials, Experimental Research, Foot and Ancle Trauma, Hand Trauma, 60 Trauma to the Chest and Abdomen Intensive Care, Neurotrauma, Pediatric Abstracts 209-246 Trauma, Pelvic Trauma, Polytrauma, Recon structive Surgery, Spine Trauma, 71 Abdominal Emergencies Sports Injuries, Thoracic and Abdominal Abstracts 247-271 Trauma, Upper and Lower Extremity. 78 Vascular Trauma, Mangled Extremity and DVT The EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND Abstracts 272-283 EMERGENCY SURGERY invites articles not only from Europe but also from 81 Soft tissue Injuries and Infections of Prosthetic Materials the United States, Japan, and other Abstracts 284-291 countries. The journal is peer-reviewed according to international standards 83 Antibiotics and Topical Sealants and each paper submitted will be Abstracts 292-296 scrutinized by two or three referees 85 and a biostatistical consultant. For ar- Challenges in Disasters ticles describing Abstracts 297-305 important new findings, accelerated 87 Miscellaneous peer-review and fast track publication Abstracts 306-315 are made available. 91 Authors’ Index Cited in: EMBASE/Excerpta Medica . CINAHL® Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2007; 33(Suppl II): 1 –92 DOI 10.1007/s00068-007-1002-x Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2007 . Supplement II © URBAN & VOGEL 1 www.europeantrauma.net Supplementary Electronic Material The EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY SURGERY features additional electronic pages. Authors with relevant material are strongly encouraged to submit two types of multimedia material, video clips and supplementary data or figures. If difficulties arise, please contact the Editorial Office for advice. 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