Penetrating orthopedic injuries.
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.
McAndrew
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Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Johnson
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