TY - JOUR
T1 - Gunshot wounds to the lower extremities.
AU - Dicpinigaitis, Paul A.
AU - Fay, Robert
AU - Egol, Kenneth A.
AU - Wolinsky, Phillip
AU - Tejwani, Nirmal
AU - Koval, Kenneth J.
PY - 2002/5
Y1 - 2002/5
N2 - In this article, we briefly mention the personal, social, and economic costs of gunshot injuries; describe the science of ballistics and how differences in ballistics affect gunshot wounds and their treatment; and review the general principles involved in managing gunshot injuries. We will summarize the strategies for treating adults with gunshot injuries to specific regions of the lower extremities--the hip, the femur, the knee, the tibia, and the foot.
AB - In this article, we briefly mention the personal, social, and economic costs of gunshot injuries; describe the science of ballistics and how differences in ballistics affect gunshot wounds and their treatment; and review the general principles involved in managing gunshot injuries. We will summarize the strategies for treating adults with gunshot injuries to specific regions of the lower extremities--the hip, the femur, the knee, the tibia, and the foot.
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M3 - Review article
C2 - 12041522
AN - SCOPUS:0036581564
SN - 1078-4519
VL - 31
SP - 282
EP - 293
JO - American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.)
JF - American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.)
IS - 5
ER -