PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES CONCOMITANT TO GUNSHOT WOUNDS

Gunshot Wounds of Peripheral Nerves

Injuries of peripheral nerves occur in wounds due to Projectiles of high velocity with great frequency, and their successful treatment is of the highest importance in the prevention of permanent disabilities of the most serious kind.. It may be said at once that we are not yet in a position to make positive statements as to what the ultimate results of nerve injuries and the operations undertak...

Peripheral nerve injuries following gunshot fracture of the humerus.

Current best evidence supports observation for peripheral nerve palsies following a fracture of the humerus unless associated with an open fracture. However, the indications for nerve exploration with humerus gunshot fractures are unclear. All patients aged 18 to 89 years who were treated for a gunshot fracture of the humerus at an academic trauma center between 2004 and 2008 were retrospective...

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

Gunshot wounds to the spine.

BACKGROUND CONTEXT The incidence of violent crimes has risen over the past decade. With it, gunshot injuries have become increasingly more common in the civilian population. Among the most devastating injuries are gunshot wounds to the spine. PURPOSE The purpose of this article is to provide a thorough review of the pathomechanics, diagnosis and treatment of gunshot wounds to the spine. STU...