TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Penetrating injury of lower extremity caused by a heavy machine gun cartridge casing
JO  - Ugeskrift for Laeger
A1  - Rytter, Søren
A1  - Homilius, Morten
SP  - 116
EP  - 117
VL  - 177
IS  - 2A
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: da</p>
LA  - da
SN  - 0041-5782
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -