REGISTRY TRACKS EFFECTS OF EMBEDDED METAL FRAGMENTS
September 30, 2008
September 30, 2008
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's American Forces Information Service issued the following press release:
A Defense Department registry is helping officials gather data to be sure the long-accepted practice of leaving embedded metal fragments in wounded warriors' bodies as long as vital organs aren't threatened is valid.
The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology created the Embedded Metal Fragments Registry in December.
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A Defense Department registry is helping officials gather data to be sure the long-accepted practice of leaving embedded metal fragments in wounded warriors' bodies as long as vital organs aren't threatened is valid.
The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology created the Embedded Metal Fragments Registry in December.
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