title: Penetrating orthopedic injuries.
abstract: The treatment of gunshot wounds involving bones or joints remains controversial. Antibiotics and thorough debridement may not be necessary for many of these wounds (stable fractures with minimal soft-tissue damage). However, as in the treatment of open fractures and joint injuries from blunt trauma, the damage to the skin frequently is not a good indicator of the amount of soft tissue to be found underneath.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: McAndrew
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy