TY - JOUR PY - 2023// TI - Firearm-related injuries-wound management, stabilization, and associated injuries: a critical analysis review JO - JBJS reviews A1 - Portney, Daniel A. A1 - Baker, Hayden P. A1 - Selkridge, Isaiah A1 - El Dafrawy, Mostafa Hassib A1 - Strelzow, Jason A. SP - EP - VL - 11 IS - 1 N2 - ": Gun violence-related and firearm-related injuries are a public health crisis with increasing rates, particularly among younger demographics, in the United States despite a decline in incidence worldwide. ": There exists limited high-quality evidence to guide the management of firearm-related orthopaedic injuries. ": Associated injuries (i.e., neurological and vascular) are common in ballistic injuries to the extremity. ": Where indicated, low-energy orthopaedic injuries can be managed successfully with standard fixation and management strategies with similar complications to closed fractures.
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LA - en SN - 2329-9185 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.RVW.22.00153 ID - ref1 ER -