title: Management of a wild boar wound: a case report.
abstract: Injuries caused by wild boar attacks are rare. A 34-year-old male shepherd sustained injuries caused by a wild boar attack, and was brought to our emergency department. The patient had 2 skin and deep tissue lacerations on the posterior aspect of his thigh. Herein, we discuss the clinical management of a wild boar bite wound with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Antalya, Turkey. drozkankose@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ozkan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kose
authors.forename: Ferhat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guler
authors.forename: Ali B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Baz
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akalin
authors.forename: Adil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009051:Mountaineering; D034421:Sus scrofa; D013848:Thigh / Q000293:injuries*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*