title: Leg salvage after gunshot wound to the distal femur: patience is a virtue.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12206, USA.
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Uhl
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D023821:Limb Salvage / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*