Late arthroscopic retrieval of a bullet from hip joint.
We describe a case of arthroscopic retrieval of a bullet from the hip joint of an 18-year-old boy, who sustained the injury four months back, accidentally, while bird hunting with a country made shotgun. The surgery was performed with the standard ordinary instrumentation of knee arthroscopy. The patient became pain-free the same evening and started partial weight bearing on the next day of surgery. At 13 months follow-up, the patient had returned to normal activity without any functional limitations.
Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh-160 047, India.
Ravi K
RK
Gupta
Varun
V
Aggarwal