TY - JOUR PY - 2014// TI - Surgical peculiarities of gunshot injuries to arteries of the extremities caused by modern small arms and light weapons JO - Voenno-Meditsinskii Zhurnal SP - 19 EP - 24 VL - 335 IS - 10 N2 - The aim of the given study was development of surgical tactics in case of femoral artery injury, caused by medium-calibre bullet, on the basis acute experiment on large biological objects. Experimental animals were shot into mid third of the femora by a rifle cartridge in 7,62-mm calibre (AK-47 made in 1943). The analysis of microstructure, made in 5 cross-sections performed every 1-centimetre way from the wound canal, showed that there were no any damages of arterial wall. Authors came to conclusion that the surgical debridement of the gunshot wound, made by a rifle cartridge in 7,62-mm calibre of AK-47, should consist of exsection of devitalized section of artery.

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