GUNSHOT WOUNDS TO THE THIGH

A retrospective review of 173 patient charts, angiograms, surgical rep orts, and plain radiographs were performed for all patients admitted w ith gunshot wounds to the thigh from May 1988 to January 1991 at Marti n Luther King, Jr. Hospital. A zonal classification of gunshot wounds to the thigh was created and defined to determine if a zonal classific ation was predictive of a positive angiogram. Associations and relatio nships of patients with vascular injury are presented.