Orthoteers homepage Advertise on Orthoteers
Orthoteers Junior Orthoteers Orthopaedic Biomechanics Orthopaedic World Literature Society Educational Resources Image Gallery About Orthoteers Orthoteers Members search
Home Clinical Examination Paediatric orthopaedics Foot & Ankle Hand & Wrist Elbow Humerus Shoulder
Statistics Classifications Imaging in Orthopaedics Spine Hip & Pelvis Knee Orthopaedic infections & Microbiology
Basic sciences Rehabilitation Orthopaedic pathology Perioperative issues Surgical approaches Trauma Extras Glossary Anatomy Atlas

Mangled Extremity Severity Score (MESS)

Johansen et al. 1990

 
Skeletal / soft-tissue injury
   
Low energy (stab; simple fracture; pistol gunshot wound)
 
1
 
Medium energy (open or multiple fractures, dislocation)
 
2
 
High energy (high speed RTA or rifle GSW)
 
3
 
Very high energy (high speed trauma + gross contamination)
 
4
 
Limb ischaemia
   
Pulse reduced or absent but perfusion normal
 
1*
 
Pulseless, paraesthesias, diminished capillary refill
 
2*
 
Cool, paralysed, insensate, numb
 
3*


This is a preview of the site content. To view the full text for this site, you need to log in.
If you are having problems logging in, please refer to the login help page.

© 2005-2007 Orthoteers.co.uk - last updated by Len Funk on 15 February 2005Medical Merketing and SEO by Blue Medical 
Biomet supporting orthoteersThe British Orthopedic Association supporting OrthoteersOrthoteers is a non-profit educational resource. Click here for more details
Orthoteers
Trauma
Scoring Systems & Classifications
Injury severity score
Mangled Extremity Severity Score (M...
Revised Trauma Score
Hide Menu