title: Bullet in hip joint.
abstract: Recently, hip arthroscopy has become more popular in the diagnosis and extraction of intraarticular foreign bodies compared to open surgery. If a foreign object such as a bullet is not extracted from the hip joint, it may cause mechanical arthritis, infection and systemic lead toxicity. We present the arthroscopic excision of a bullet from the hip joint of a 33-year-old male patient who sustained a gunshot injury.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Akin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ugras
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Necdet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saglam
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sungur
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ercan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cetinus
keywords: Arthroscopy; bullet; hip joint