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Research Article| Volume 28, SUPPLEMENT 3, C18-C22, 1997

Gunshot wounds of the forearm

  • Christian Foglar
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    University of California, San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Francisco General Hospital, 1001 Potrero Avenue, 3A36, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
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  • Michael Ibarra
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    University of California, San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Francisco General Hospital, 1001 Potrero Avenue, 3A36, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
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  • Theodore Miclau
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    Address for correspondence: Theodore Miclau, M.D., University of California, San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Francisco General Hospital, 1001 Potrero Avenue, 3A36 San Francisco, CA 94110, Phone number: (415) 206-8812, Fax number: (415) 647-3733
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    University of California, San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Francisco General Hospital, 1001 Potrero Avenue, 3A36, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-1383(97)90089-9
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      Abstract

      The management of gunshot wounds of the forearm has been well documented in the literature. Penetrating projectile injuries of the forearm present treatment problems which are not commonly encountered with blunt injuries, such as neurovascular injury and compartment syndrome. While the management of these injuries is similar to other gunshot wounds of the limbs, the proximity and arrangement of the anatomical structures of the forearm lead to injuries and, therefore, treatment considerations which are unique. The following is a review of the treatment of gunshot wounds of the forearm.

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