Gunshot wounds to the lower extremities.
In this article, we briefly mention the personal, social, and economic costs of gunshot injuries; describe the science of ballistics and how differences in ballistics affect gunshot wounds and their treatment; and review the general principles involved in managing gunshot injuries. We will summarize the strategies for treating adults with gunshot injuries to specific regions of the lower extremities--the hip, the femur, the knee, the tibia, and the foot.
Dicpinigaitis
Paul A
PA
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University-Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopeadic Univerisity Institute, New York, USA.
Fay
Robert
R
Egol
Kenneth A
KA
Wolinsky
Phillip
P
Tejwani
Nirmal
N
Koval
Kenneth J
KJ
D003646:Debridement; D005269:Femur / Q000293:injuries; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000628:therapy; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D035002:Lower Extremity; D013977:Tibia / Q000293:injuries; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery