From the *US Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), Fort Sam Houston, TX; and †University Texas Medical School, Houston, TX.
Accepted for publication April 28, 2010.
Study performed at USAISR.
Dr. Kragh is an employee of the US Government and has consulted at no cost with Composite Resources Inc, Delfi Medical Innovations Inc, North American Rescue Products LLC, H & H Associates Inc, Blackhawk Products Group, and Hemaclear. He has received honoraria for work for the Food and Drug Administration and for the nonprofit Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation. Dr. Kragh has no other financial disclosures that might relate to the manuscript. He has no financial involvement with companies that directly compete with products in the manuscript. Dr. Wenke is an employee of the US Government and has had grant support from the Department of Defense. He has received funds from KCI in direct support to do a study. Smith & Nephew has allowed Dr. Wenke to borrow medical devices. Dr. Wenke has no other financial disclosures that might relate to the manuscript. He has no financial involvement with companies that directly compete with products in the manuscript. Authors Wade, Baer, Walters, Hsu, Jones, Holcomb, and Blackbourne have no conflicts of interest. They report no financial disclosures that might relate to the manuscript.
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