title: Arthroscopic debridement after intraarticular low-velocity gunshot wounds.
abstract: An unexpected degree of joint contamination was detected during arthroscopic debridement of three intraarticular, low-velocity gunshot wounds to the knee. When bullet wounds traverse a joint, it is recommended that clothing be inspected for fabric defects and that arthroscopy be considered for the surgical debridement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia 20908.
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Ciullo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*