1. Gunshot Wounds to the Knee
- Author
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Don P. Sanders, Donald James Perry, Jacqueline T. Lezine-Hanna, and Chibeza D. Nyirenda
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Treatment protocol ,business.industry ,General surgery ,Medicine ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,business ,Neurovascular bundle ,Knee injuries ,Wound infection - Abstract
Between 1989 and 1993, 67 fractures of the knee secondary to gunshot wounds were treated at the King/Drew Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Based on this experience, a treatment protocol was devised. The protocol addresses the evaluation and management of neurovascular injuries, soft-tissue wounds, and fractures. These concepts are summarized in an algorithm.
- Published
- 1995
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