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Skeletal Radiology
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30.10.2021 | Review Article

Low-velocity, civilian firearm extremity injuries—review and update for radiologists

verfasst von: Kimia Khalatbari Kani, Jack A. Porrino, Felix S. Chew

Erschienen in: Skeletal Radiology | Ausgabe 6/2022

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Abstract

Firearm injuries are a preventable epidemic in the USA. Extremities are commonly affected in gunshot injuries. Such injuries may be complex with concomitant osseous, soft tissue, and neurovascular components. The maximum wounding potential of a projectile is determined by its kinetic energy and the proportion of the kinetic energy that is transmitted to the target. Accurate assessment of ballistic injuries is dependent on utilizing the principles of wound ballistics, accurate bullet count, and ballistic trajectory analysis. The goals of this article are to review wound ballistics and the imaging evaluation of extremity civilian firearm injuries in the adult population, with emphasis on ballistic trajectory analysis, specific ballistic fracture patterns, and diffuse, secondary soft tissue ballistic injuries.
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Metadaten
Titel
Low-velocity, civilian firearm extremity injuries—review and update for radiologists
verfasst von
Kimia Khalatbari Kani
Jack A. Porrino
Felix S. Chew
Publikationsdatum
30.10.2021
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Skeletal Radiology / Ausgabe 6/2022
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-021-03935-0

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