GUNSHOT WOUNDS TO THE KNEE

Authors
PERRY DJ SANDERS DP NYIRENDA CD LEZINEHANNA JT
Citation
Dj. Perry et al., GUNSHOT WOUNDS TO THE KNEE, The Orthopedic clinics of North America, 26(1), 1995, pp. 155-163
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
The Orthopedic clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00305898
Volume
26
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
155 - 163
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-5898(1995)26:1<155:GWTTK>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Between 1989 and 1993, 67 fractures of the knee secondary to gunshot w ounds were treated at the King/Drew Medical Center in Los Angeles, Cal ifornia. Based on this experience, a treatment protocol was devised. T he protocol addresses the evaluation and management of neurovascular i njuries, soft-tissue wounds, and fractures. These concepts are summari zed in an algorithm.