title: Wound ballistics: the management of assault rifle injuries.
abstract: Studies in our wound ballistics laboratory have shown that excellent healing can occur in complicated assault rifle wounds that are free of tension and well drained. A conservative approach to debridement and excision of tissue in uncomplicated extremity wounds may be a valid and resource-saving technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Letterman Army Medical Center, San Franciso, California.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fackler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003646:Debridement; D005389:Firearms; D013552:Swine; D014945:Wound Healing; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*