Long-term complications of retained war fragments in the body are not completely known. Also, bullet migration and slow resorption of metals and distortion in some imaging modalities are frequent and well recognized complications but, now we are concerned about neoplastic changes near the retained war fragments. We reviewed the literature on complication of retained war fragments and report o...

The gravity of “deep” urethral wounds, especially those caused by gunshot, was recognized as far back as the American Civil War. Fatalities were common and survivors were routinely afflicted with strictures and or fistulae. Since then, although significant overall progress has evolved in the techniques of diagnosis and management, these wounds still result in severe local and associated organ i...

War and war-related concepts constitute a considerable portion of key words in political literature and strategic-security studies. Apart from its theoretical significance, war is a palpable term for the individuals and political players. It is a serious threat to humanity that has been paid due attention in the course of history by the political philosophers, strategists and even ordinary peop...

Introduction: Incredible tales of medical hoaxes associated with virgin births have been recounted through history. Some reports exist wartime gunshot testicular injuries that caused pregnancy in a second bullet victim. This paper sought to identify the sources and circumstances such how similar legends appear be perpetuated historical lore. Sources: Medical journals, contemporary newspaper acc...

in the present investigation, methanolic extract of mimusops elengi  leaves were evaluated for wound healing activity. entire wound healing process is complex series of events that begins at the moment of injury and can continue for months to years. methanolic extract of mimusops elengi leaves were examined for wound healing activity in the form of ointment by the excision, the incision and dea...

From Grecian days up to modern times serious penetrating and other injuries of the chest have resulted, almost without exception, in the death of the injured person with the physician or surgeon standing by helplessly. Medical historywas made and recorded whenever a patient with severe chest injury recovered and these cases seemed mostly to be chest wall injuries with lung prolapse. Pare, that ...

AIM To assess the need for and significance of immediate thoracotomy compared to conservative treatment (thoracostomy and/or thoracocentesis) of penetrating chest injuries. METHODS Retrospective analysis was performed on medical records of 743 war wounded patients treated for chest injuries in the Department of Surgery, University Hospital Tuzla, between January 1992 and December 1995. Minima...

SUMMARY After a short reference to Iran-Iraq war as a motivating factor for the present study, the issues of battle stress and psychological wounds of war ar discuused. Reactions of the world armies 10 psychological breakdown of soldiers, military psychotherapy, therapy in combat zone and its developmental process through Civil war, Crimean war, first and Second world wars, Korean and Vietnam ...

I am delighted that The Journal of Trauma has accepted for publication a series of manuscripts addressing the prevention and treatment of septic complications associated with wounds sustained in combat trauma. The contributors reviewed current best wartime practices in neurosurgery, orthopedics, thoracoabdominal, and head and neck trauma. As was expected, extremity injuries have been and most l...