European Journal of Trauma

Editorial Board

Editors

I. Marzi (Managing Editor), Frankfurt am Main, Germany

A. Leppaniemi, Helsinki, Finland

P. M. Rommens, Mainz, Germany

J. M. Rueger, Hamburg, Germany

Society Liaison Editors

D. Heim, Frutigen
Switzerland (Swiss Trauma Society)

S. Lennquist, Linköping
Sweden (European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery, ESTES)

S. Nijs, Leuven
Belgium (Belgian Trauma Society)

V. Smrkolj, Ljubljana
Slovenia (Slovenian Trauma Society)

O. Trentz, Zurich
Switzerland (European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery, ESTES)

S. Uranues, Graz
Austria (European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery, ESTES)

Section Editor

Biomaterials
M. Amling, Hamburg, Germany

Emergency Surgery
R. Andersson, Lund, Sweden
J. Schiappa, Lisbon, Portugal

Experimental Research
H. Redl, Vienna, Austria

Foot and Ankle Trauma
H. Zwipp, Dresden, Germany

Hand Trauma
H. Siebert, Schwaebisch-Hall, Germany

Neurotrauma
M. Schwab, Zurich, Switzerland
W. I. Steudel, Homburg, Germany

Pediatric Trauma
T. Slongo, Bern, Switzerland

Pelvic Trauma
M. Bircher, Surrey, UK
T. Pohlemann, Homburg/Saar, Germany

Polytrauma
W. Ertel, Berlin, Germany
H.C. Pape, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
V. Vecsei, Vienna, Austria

Reconstructive Surgery
J. Barker, Louisville, KY, USA

Spine Trauma
V. Buehren, Murnau, Germany

Sports Injuries
F. Fu, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
S. Gold, Torrance, CA, USA
B. Imhoff, Munich, Germany

Surgery in Austere Environment
S. Lennquist, Linköping, Sweden

Surgical Critical Care
K. Brohi, Liverpool, UK
E. Voiglio, Lyon, France

Thoracic and Abdominal Trauma
D. Demetriades, Los Angeles, CA, USA
L. Leenen, Utrecht, The Netherlands
K. Taviloglu, Istanbul, Turkey
S. Uranüs, Graz, Austria

Upper and Lower Extremity
P. L. Broos, Leuven, Belgium
C. van der Werken, Utrecht,The Netherlands

Vascular Trauma
J. Ascensio, Miami, FL, USA
E. Ribbe, Malmö, Sweden

Advisory Board

T. F. Beattie, Edinburgh, UK
B. Bouillon, Cologne, Germany
D. Briem, Hamburg, Germany
P. Brink, Maastricht, The Netherlands
P. Dimakopoulos, Patras, Greece
V. de Ridder, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
J. Frank, Frankfurt a.M., Germany
P. Giannoudis, Leeds, UK
H. Groenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
C. Hasler, Basel, Switzerland
M. Hessmann, Mainz, Germany
R. Hierner, Leuven, Belgium
G. O. Hofmann, Halle, Germany
R. Ivatury, Richmond, VA, USA
P. Jalovaara, Oulu, Finland
R. Komadina, Celje, Slovenia
T. Kossmann, Melbourne, Australia
A. Kroepfl, Linz, Austria
E. Lambiris, Patras, Greece
F. Laude, Paris, France
R. Lefering, Cologne, Germany
L. Nagy, Zurich, Switzerland
E. Neugebauer, Cologne, Germany
M. Oransky, Rome, Italy
A.B. Peitzman, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
K.-J. Prommersberger, Bad Neustadt, Germany
M. Raschke, Muenster, Germany
P. Reynders, Leuven, Belgium
S. Rose, Ettelbrück, Luxemburg
A. Savary, Budapest, Hungary
S. Sauerland, Cologne, Germany
R. Schnettler, Giessen, Germany
N. Schwarz, Klagenfurt, Austria
D. Seligson, Louisville, KY, USA
V. Smrkolj, Ljubljana, Slovenia
H.-W. Stedtfeld, Nuremberg, Germany
S. Stergiopoulos, Athens, Greece
A.B. van Vugt, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
P. Vogt, Hanover, Germany
A. Weinberg, Graz, Austria
P. Wendsche, Brno, Czech Republic
J. Windolf, Duesseldorf, Germany
A. Wilson, London, UK

Addresses

Prof. Dr. Ingo Marzi
Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive
Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital,
Theodor-Stern-Kai 7,
D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Phone: +49 69 6301 6123
Fax: +49 69 6301 6439
marzi@trauma.uni-frankfurt.de

Dr. Ari Leppäniemi
Department of Surgery
Meilahti Hospital, University of Helsinki
Haartmaninkatu 4
00290 HUS, Finland
Phone: +358 50 427 1281
Fax: +358 94 717 5646
ari.leppaniemi@hus.fi

Prof. Dr. Pol Maria Rommens
Department of Trauma Surgery, University
Hospital, Johannes Gutenberg University,
Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1,
D-55131 Mainz, Germany
Phone: +49 6131 17 7292
Fax: +49 6131 17 4043
rommens@unfall.klinik.uni-mainz.de

Prof. Dr. Johannes Maria Rueger
Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive
Surgery, University Hospital Eppendorf,
Martinistraße 52,
D-20246 Hamburg, Germany,
Phone: +49 40 42803 3459
Fax: +49 40 42803 4569
rueger@uke.uni-hamburg.de

Editorial Office

Mailing Address:

Prof. Dr. Ingo Marzi
Managing Office
European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery

University Hospital
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Phone: +49 69 6705 416
Fax: +49 69 6301 6439
e-mail: ejt@trauma.uni-frankfurt.de

Editorial Assistant: Julia Heldenberg