Anthropological analysis of projectile trauma to the bony regions of the trunk by Humphrey Caitlin, Henneberg Maciej

“…Of the 14 individuals with gunshot wounds examined, 40 wounds occurred to the bones. …”
Get full text

Protect and Provide: Perceptions of Manhood and Masculinities Among Disabled Violently Injured Black Men in a Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program by Nazsa S. Baker, Cortney VanHook, Tiffany Ricks, Christopher St. Vil, Teri Lassiter, Stephanie Bonne

“…Exploring the post-injury lives of those who have survived gunshot wounds is essential to understanding the entire scope of firearm violence. …”
Get full text

Pseudoaneurysm of the brachial artery in an infant due to vaccination: a case report by Hai-fei Shi, Shuai Yuan, Ke-jiong Liang, Po Ye, Hu Yang

“…Abstract Background Pseudoaneurysm is a known complication of penetrating arterial injuries such as catheterization, gunshot wounds, and open fractures. Vaccination is an effective method for preventing multiple, serious, infectious diseases in children. …”
Get full text

Penetrating Cardiac Injuries: Role of Emergency Thoracotomy by Ihssan Ali Hais Elamery, Maysa Edan Kadim

“… Background: Due to the increase in violence in recent years due to the wars and the increasing use of weapons and sharp machines such as knives and others, the number of victims of cardiac injuries, especially gunshot wounds, stabbing injuries and other acute machines has increased due to the seriousness of these injuries and complications resulting therefrom. …”
Get full text

Reflection of Childhood Home Accidents on the Press News During the Pandemic by Seda DEMİRCİ, Asya Banu BABAOĞLU

“…There has been an increase in the number of burns and gunshot wounds injuries following the closure of schools. …”
Get full text

Penetrating Cardiac Injuries: Role of Emergency Thoracotomy by Ihssan Ali Hais Elamery, Maysa Edan Kadim

“… Background: Due to the increase in violence in recent years due to the wars and the increasing use of weapons and sharp machines such as knives and others, the number of victims of cardiac injuries, especially gunshot wounds, stabbing injuries and other acute machines has increased due to the seriousness of these injuries and complications resulting therefrom. …”
Get full text

Predictive capability of Cys112Arg single nucleotide polymorphisms of the apolipoprotein E gene in assessing the risk of immediate and early post-traumatic seizures by Kseniia K. Kriukova, Evgenia V. Alexandrova, Olga N. Voskresenskaya, Vitaliy V. Podlepich, Alexander D. Kravchuk, Eric I. Rytkin, Yaroslav A. Latyshev, Dmitry A. Kudlay, Susanna S. Sologova, Sabr A. Albagachiev, Mark A. Mandrik

“…The following key risk factors associated with post-traumatic epilepsy are known: duration of unconsciousness, gunshot wounds, intracranial hemorrhage, diffuse axonal injury, prolonged (more than 3 days) post-traumatic amnesia, acute subdural hematoma with surgical evacuation, immediate and early post-traumatic epileptic seizures, fracture of the skull bones. …”
Get full text

FIVE YEARS CHARACTERISTIC OF URETERAL TRAUMA IN TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN WEST JAVA FROM 2013-2017 by Adi Bachtiar Tambah, Kuncoro Adi

“…Based on the trauma mechanism, 39 patients iatrogenic trauma (97.5%) and 1 patient gunshot wounds (2.5%). From iatrogenic ureteral trauma, 36 patients (90%) had iatrogenic trauma from the gynecological procedure, 5% as a result of the urological procedure, and 2.5% due to gastrointestinal procedure. …”
Get full text

Potential Spectrum of Accompanied Penetrating Abdominal Intraperitoneal Injuries with Bowel Evisceration: Surprises Awaiting the Trauma Surgeon in Resource Limited Settings by Ahmed Shabhay, Zarina Shabhay, Kondo Chilonga, Theresia Mwakyembe, David Msuya, Fabian Massaga, Samwel Chugulu

“…Typically such injuries arise from gunshot wounds or stab wounds. With increase in crime rates and motor traffic accidents in urban areas, the trauma surgeon in civilian urban centers faces spectrum of injuries similar to his colleague in war torn areas. …”
Get full text

Is exploration mandatory in penetrating zone II neck injuries? by Insull, P, Adams, D, Segar, A, Ng, A, Civil, I

“…As penetrating injuries in the Auckland region are caused by a range of sharp objects, with gunshot wounds rare, outcomes of management of zone II neck injuries in this population warrant investigation. …”

Cerebral circulation improvement method using boxing and orthodontic mouthguards by A. Tymchenko

“…Due to the active hostilities in Ukraine, the rates of exacerbations of chronic diseases, trauma to the head and spinal column due to both gunshot wounds and increased force load on the musculoskeletal system have increased significantly. …”
Get full text

The first experience of the abdominal VAC- therapy application on role II medical support of combat actions by S. A. Aslanian, V. Ya. Bilyi, I. V. Sobko

“…An analysis of the use of abdominal VAC therapy in the conditions of the advanced surgical group of the Military Mobile Hospital at the Role II of medical support in 45 wounded with penetrating gunshot wounds to the abdomen and damage to internal organs was carried out. …”
Get full text

Our Surgical Results in Popliteal and Infrapopliteal Artery Injuries: 21 Cases without Amputation by Burak Tamteki̇n, Güler Gülsen Ersoy

“…The causes of injury were gunshot wounds in 9 patients (42.86%), blunt trauma in 7 patients (33.33%), and sharp object injuries in 5 patients (23.80%). …”
Get full text

Intracapsular neck of femur fractures secondary to civilian gunshot injuries: an inter- and intra-observer agreement study on classification and treatment using the AO/OTA classifi... by Maqungo, S, Nicol, A, Laubscher, M, Williams, K, Graham, S, Henry, M, Kauta, N, Berry, K

“…Our primary objective was to assess the inter-observer and intra-observer reliability of the AO/OTA classification system when applied to intracapsular neck of femur fractures secondary to low-velocity civilian gunshots wounds (GSWs). Our secondary objective was to test the reliability of the AO/OTA classification system in guiding surgeon treatment choices for these fractures. …”

Peripheral nerve traction injury. Literature review by Vitalii I. Tsymbaliuk, Milan V. Vorodi, Taras I. Petriv, Iaroslav V. Tsymbaliuk, Oleksii S. Nekhlopochyn

“…TIPN is the most common type of severe nerve injury in the setting of road traffic accidents, catatrauma, gunshot wounds, birth injuries, etc. The dynamics of TIPN during fast and slow stretching is the same and includes three phases: elastic, inelastic and tearing. …”
Get full text

Low-cost locally manufacturable unilateral imperial external fixator for low- and middle-income countries by Mehdi Saeidi, Spencer C. Barnes, Michael A. Berthaume, Sander R. Holthof, Giovanni S. Milandri, Anthony M. J. Bull, Jonathan Jeffers

“…The device is currently being piloted in three countries for road traffic accidents, gunshot wounds and other conflict trauma—including blast cohorts.…”
Get full text

Risk factors for infectious complications after total elbow arthroplasty by A. A. Boyarov, A. V. Ambrosenkov, A. G. Aliev, R. M. Tikhilov, I. I. Shubnyakov

“…Evaluation of the effect of the primary diagnosis on the risk of PJI development showed a statistically significant relationship only in patients with gunshot wounds of the elbow joint (p=0.01). In the study of possible anamnestic factors, the following were significant: a history of previous interventions on elbow joint (p=0.004), previous infection (p <0.001) and open fracture of the elbow (p=0.009).CONCLUSION. …”
Get full text

Long-term complications of tibial injury by A. V. Lychagin, A. A. Gritsyuk, V. S. Korytin

“…These patients had soft tissue wounds and circular defects of the tibial diaphysis because of severe open injuries of 17 (32.1 %) and gunshot wounds to the lower leg (36 (67.9 %). Patients underwent replacement of soft tissue and lower leg bones using the Ilizarov method and microsurgical reconstruction free flaps. …”
Get full text

Combat ocular trauma in counterinsurgency operations by Vipin Rana, Vinod K Patra, Sandepan Bandopadhayay, Biresh Raj, Vijay K Sharma, Atul Gupta, Sanjay K Mishra, Pradeep Kumar

“…The causes of the injuries were explosive blasts in 60 eyes (45.80%), gunshot wounds in 15 eyes (11.42%), stone pelting in 16 eyes (12.21%), training-related causes in 26 eyes (29.84%), vehicular accidents in 13 eyes (9.92%), and battery blast in one eye (0.76%). …”
Get full text

A SITUATION ANALYSIS OF HOSPITALISED PHYSICALLY ABUSED PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA: CONTRIBUTING SOCIAL FACTORS by Sulina Green, Janine Hartweg

“…Head injuries and gunshot wounds were the most frequent occurring physical injuries in this sample, indicating gang activities, effects of poverty and substance misuse. …”
Get full text