Citation

Rytter S, Homilius M. Ugeskr. Laeger 2017; 177(2A): 116-117.

Affiliation

Ortopædkirurgisk Afdeling, Regionshospitalet Holstebro, Lægårdvej 12, 7500 Holstebro. soeren.rytter@vest.rm.dk.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Den Alm Danske Laegerforening)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

25612997

Abstract

Penetrating injuries caused by cartridge casing are rarely described in the literature. This case report presents a 21-year-old male soldier with a lower extremity injury caused by a heavy machine gun cartridge casing. Physical examination revealed an entrance wound proximal and anterior of his right thigh and there were no exit wound identified. A radiograph of the femur showed the cartridge casing to have travelled caudally into the posterior aspect of the knee. There were no associated fractures or neurovascular injuries. The patient underwent surgical wound debridement and removal of the foreign body and was discharged fully recovered after three days.

Language: da