title: Arthroscopic treatment of a transarticular low-velocity gunshot wound using tractoscopy.
abstract: An unusual case of a close-range, low-velocity gunshot wound to the knee is presented. Arthroscopic debridement was accomplished using standard anterior portals as well as the existing entry and exit wounds. All bullet fragments were successfully removed from the joint by arthroscopy and tractoscopy. A minimally displaced marginal, lateral tibial plateau fracture was observed and treated with restricted weight bearing and active motion. The patient recovered uneventfully and maintained full knee range of motion and a normal gait.
authors: William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas 79920, USA.
authors: Mickey S
authors: MS
authors: Cho
authors: Winston J
authors: WJ
authors: Warme
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*