Management of Gunshot Fractures of the Extremities
- 1 March 1996
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
- Vol. 40 (Supplement), 193S-197S
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00005373-199603001-00043
Abstract
Extremity fractures resulting from gunshot trauma are frequently encountered by civilian as well as military surgeons. This paper highlights the relevant ballistic principles necessary to allow a sound appreciation of the degree of energy transfer in typical gunshot injuries that involve bone, and provides guidelines for the management of both low- and high-energy transfer wounds.Keywords
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