Traumatic injuries from civilian gunshot injuries represent a significant clinical burden to
orthopaedic surgeons worldwide. Furthermore, the incidence of such injuries is increasing …

The incidence of civilian gunshot injuries is on the rise worldwide. Unfortunately, there is a
lack of high-level evidence guiding management. The treatment of orthopaedic injuries from …

Introduction Ballistic (ie, gunshot-induced) fractures present unique treatment challenges
and can be associated with high rates of complications and considerable morbidity. Large …

Recovery from injury involves painful movement and activity, painful stretches and muscle
strengthening, and adjustment to permanent impairment. Recovery is facilitated by …

Purpose To assess the outcome of surgically fixated femur shaft and distal femur fractures
following low-velocity civilian gunshot injuries over a 4-year period. Methods A retrospective …

Introduction Civilian gunshot fractures of the pelvic ring represent a unique challenge for
orthopaedic surgeons due to a high incidence of complicating associated injuries …

Background In South Africa (SA), injuries are the second leading cause of years of healthy
life lost, and interpersonal violence dominates the SA injury profile. Half of all injury-related …

Objectives Uniformly classifying long bone open fractures is challenging. The purpose of this
study was to propose a modified Orthopaedic Trauma Society (OTS) Open Fracture …

Introduction and definitions Civilian gunshot violence is a growing public health issue on a
global scale. Treatment of patients with gunshot injuries is based on algorithms derived from …

Objectives: Due to ongoing concern about femur anatomy-implant mismatches, this cross-
sectional study aimed to create a geometric femur profile and used it to identify and quantify …