Gunshot wounds to the upper extremity

R Omid, MA Stone, CG Zalavras… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Upper extremity gunshot wounds result in notable morbidity for the orthopaedic trauma
patient. Critical neurovascular structures are particularly at risk. The fractures are often …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence-based approach to timing of nerve surgery: a review

BJ MacKay, CT Cox, IL Valerio… - Annals of plastic …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Events causing acute stress to the health care system, such as the COVID-19 pandemic,
place clinical decisions under increased scrutiny. The priority and timing of surgical …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Other Coexisting Brachial Plexus Neuropathies in Bullseye Shooters—A Pilot Retrospective Clinical and …

A Rajczewski, P Daroszewski, A Fabijański… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Shooting may impact the frequency of neuropathies in the upper extremity nerves or of
cervical disc–root conflicts. This study was undertaken to assess whether shooting sports …

[HTML][HTML] Gunshot-related nerve injuries of the upper extremities: clinical, electromyographic, and ultrasound features in 22 patients

LBE Shields, VG Iyer, YP Zhang, CB Shields - Frontiers in neurology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Objectives Gunshot wounds of the upper extremities may cause permanent neurovascular
injuries, leading to significant morbidity, chronic pain, functional loss, and disability. While …

Surgery as an effective therapy for ulnar nerve neuropathic pain caused by gunshot wounds: a retrospective case series

VM Henriques, FJL Torrão, LAN Rosa, GE Sanches… - World neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Peripheral nerve injuries remain a major medical problem worldwide and are
associated with multiple causes, including gunshot wounds (GSWs), which are the second …

Ballistic peripheral nerve injuries: basic concepts, controversies, and proposal for a management strategy

L Mathieu, M Goncalves, JC Murison, G Pfister… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Ballistic injuries to peripheral nerves are devastating injuries frequently encountered in
modern conflicts and civilian trauma centers. Such injuries often produce lifelong morbidity …

Gunshot-related upper extremity nerve injuries at a level 1 trauma center

AJ Straszewski, K Schultz, JL Dickherber… - The Journal of Hand …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Gunshot wounds can result in a spectrum of injuries to nerves, with little data to
guide definitive treatment. We performed a retrospective evaluation of gunshot-related upper …

Outcomes of reconstructive surgery in traumatic brachial plexus injury with concomitant vascular injury

AE Huang, SS Noland, RJ Spinner, AT Bishop… - World neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate functional outcome from reconstructive surgery in adult traumatic
brachial plexus injury (AT-BPI) with associated vascular lesions. Methods A retrospective …

Management of upper extremity war injuries in the subacute period: A review of 62 cases

A Sari, IB Ozcelik, D Bayirli, O Ayik, M Mert, BS Ercin… - Injury, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective In this study, we aimed to describe the relationship between the localization of
rarely seen upper extremity war injuries and their complications in the subacute period, and …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal changes in the spinal cord transcriptome after peripheral nerve injury

J Weng, DD Li, BG Jiang, XF Yin - Neural Regeneration Research, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Peripheral nerve injury may trigger changes in mRNA levels in the spinal cord. Finding key
mRNAs is important for improving repair after nerve injury. This study aimed to investigate …