Chronic Osteomyelitis following Gunshot Wounds

Chronic osteomyelitis following gunshot wounds.

There are three main causes, often combined, of chronic osteomyelitis due to gunshot wounds. These are retained dead matter, cavities and osteitis and are often combined. If these causes are removed the infection subsides and healing can occur. The indication for operation is clinical--persistent suppuration--and not the X-ray appearances. The nature and extent of the operation can only be dete...

Pseudomonas osteomyelitis following puncture wounds.

Puncture wounds of the foot are rarely followed by serious complications but in 1968 Johanson reported eleven cases of osteomyelitis, the infecting organism being Pseudomonas aeruginosa in each instance. He described the typical features of these infections which were confirmed by Minnefor, Olsen and Carver (1971) and Hagler (1971). This paper records a further case of Pseudomonas osteomyelitis...

Arterial bullet embolism following abdominal gunshot wounds.

Gunshot Wounds

Firearm injuries are regarded as a special form of blunt trauma. The damage to the organism is caused by the impact of a single projectile (or a multitude of pellets) propelled from a barrel by high-pressure combustion gases and striking the body at a high velocity. Gunshot wounds, in a broader sense, are also lesions caused by blank-cartridge weapons as well as injuries due to livestock stunne...

Gunshot Wounds