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Unique to terrorism conflict is a new type of patient, a war-fighter with multiple and severely mangled extremities, as approximately 82 percent of all war injuries from Iraq and Afghanistan involve extremities.
As more military troops return home, a growing number have sustained traumatic orthopaedic extremity injuries, including fractures and amputation. Unfortunately, orthopaedic injury research has not kept pace with this increase, leaving these men and women to face a new battle of recovery, rehabilitation and re-entry to civilian life.
The Airlift Research Foundation is leading the charge to fund orthopaedic research and to increase public awareness of traumatic war injuries of military and civilian survivors worldwide. Research funding addresses the protection of limbs, treatment of injuries in the field, rehabilitation and quality of life-research that has immediate benefits for war survivors and future benefits for all orthopaedic trauma patients. Raising public awareness ensures that both the military and the public understand the enormous impact of extremity trauma, both in the field and at home.
We ask that you join forces with us in our fight to protect life and limb through innovative research that will prevent injuries, improve amputee care and treatment, speed recovery time, and enhance the quality of life for both military and civilian personnel with traumatic orthopaedic injuries. There are currently thousands of troops, veterans and civilians needing immediate and ongoing treatment for traumatic orthopaedic injuries and amputation. They need your support now.