Gunshot wounds to the knee.
Between 1989 and 1993, 67 fractures of the knee secondary to gunshot wounds were treated at the King/Drew Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Based on this experience, a treatment protocol was devised. The protocol addresses the evaluation and management of neurovascular injuries, soft-tissue wounds, and fractures. These concepts are summarized in an algorithm.
King/Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
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Perry
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Sanders
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Nyirenda
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JT
Lezine-Hanna
D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents