As a result of the increasing number of weapons in this country, as many as 500,000 missile
wounds occur annually, resulting in 50,000 deaths, significant morbidity, and striking …

Although firearm related injury and mortality actually may be declining, gunshot trauma
remains a significant cause of morbidity and socioeconomic cost with 115,000 missile …

There is no serious argument about the wounding potential of various kinds of penetrating
projectiles. The laws of physics in concert with modern bullet testing have clarified and …

Civilian gunshot injuries from handgun and rifle ammunition vary in severity depending on
the anatomic location involved and the different effects from the ballistic properties of the …

Controversy exists over the optimal management of open fractures as new clinical studies
question open fracture management dogma. Open fractures are complex injuries requiring …

The article focuses on gunshot wounds. The reported incidences of these type of injury are
said to be higher than those reported for motor vehicle accidents, sports injuries or industrial …

Ballistic injury patterns to the craniomaxillofacial region present a unique, and challenging,
dilemma for the facial trauma surgeon. The tissue disruption associated with ballistic injury …

In Washington, DC, on December 29, 1994, Marcelino Corniel sustained injuries from two 9-
mm bullets, one striking his right upper thigh, the other his left anterior chest. The latter …

Over recent years, hand surgeons in the Middle East and Arabic region have particularly
had to deal with an increasing number of war blast injuries to the upper extremity, in the …

Objective: To evaluate orthopaedic injuries associated with civilian hip and pelvic gunshot
wounds and their required surgical interventions. Design: Retrospective chart review …