Gunshot wounds to the forearm.
The rising incidence of civilian gunshot wounds has been well documented. Approximately 4% to 20% of these wounds consist of injuries to the forearm. An organized approach to the treatment of these injuries should be used to obtain an optimal result. Factors to be considered in treatment include the type of weapon and bullet involved, the neurovascular status of the patient, the possibility of compartment syndrome, the presence and type of fracture, and soft-tissue injury.
Department of Orthopaedic Trauma, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York.
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D000465:Algorithms; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy