Gunshot wound injuries are caused by a projectile from a firearm and may include bleeding, broken bones, organ damage, infection of the wound, loss of the ability to move part of the body, and, in more severe cases, death.
What are Gunshot Wound Injuries?
Gunshot Wound Injuries. Intraoperative minimally invasive approach. (A) Demonstration of the right-sided sacral location of the gunshot wound. (B, C) Application of serial muscle dilators at the site of the sacral gunshot wound. (D) Intraoperative lateral fluoroscopic image of application of muscle dilators to the sacrum. (E, F) Application of the tubular retractor and secured working channel (note the visualization of the projectile in Fig. 2F). Operative Management of a Sacral Gunshot Injury via Minimally Invasive Techniques and Instrumentation. Shen FH, Samartzis D - Asian spine journal (2013). Not Altered. CC.
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