title: Gunshot wounds to the lower extremities.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University-Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopeadic Univerisity Institute, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Dicpinigaitis
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fay
authors.forename: Kenneth A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Egol
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wolinsky
authors.forename: Nirmal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tejwani
authors.forename: Kenneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Koval
mesh_terms: 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