Management of gunshot injuries of the humerus
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Civilian gunshot injuries of the humerus.
An institutional review board-approved retrospective study was performed at a level 1 trauma center to evaluate the adequacy of current treatment guidelines in the management of humerus fractures following civilian gunshot injuries. Fifty-four patients with a humerus shaft fracture from a low-velocity gunshot wound were included in the study. Twenty-nine patients were treated nonoperatively, wh...
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عنوان ژورنال: Injury Extra
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1572-3461
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.06.193