Citation

Tropet Y, Garbuio P, Obert L, Grelet V. Ann. Chir. Plast. Esthet. 1998; 43(2): 162-168.

Vernacular Title

Les traumatismes balistiques des membres en pratique civile. Notre strategie

Affiliation

Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique Traumatologique, Chirurgie Plastique, Besançon, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9768082

Abstract

The authors analyse 5 cases of gunshot wounds involving limbs with a diaphyseal fracture of the radius and ulna: 3 of the cases concern the radius and ulna and the remaining 2 involve the tibial bone. These wounds were encountered in civilian practice (3 rixes, 2 gun-shot injuries). In all of the cases, the emergency treatment consisted of extensive debridment, bone fixation by intramedullary nailing in most cases, cancellous iliac bone grafting in 2 cases, cover with a Latissimus dorsi free flap in 1 case. In all of the cases, development was free of infections bone union time was 3 to 12 months; last functional results were satisfactory.

Language: fr