title: Arthroscopic bullet extraction from the hip in the lateral decubitus position.
abstract: Hip arthroscopy was first described in 1931 by Burman, and in recent years the applications have extended to labral surgery, osteochondroplasty, and a variety of other procedures. Hip arthroscopy may also be employed to extract loose or foreign bodies from the hip, and may be associated with more rapid recovery than an open procedure. We present a case of arthroscopic bullet removal from the hip in a 24-year-old man.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yunus V
authors.initials: YV
authors.lastname: Sozen
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Baris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kadioglu
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dikici
authors.forename: Korhan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Koray
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Unay
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D025981:Hip Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D056888:Patient Positioning; D011859:Radiography; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult