The management of civilian intra-articular gunshot wounds: Treatment considerations and proposal of a classification system

Injury

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages S1-S6

  Ganocy II, Kent ^a   Lindsey, Ronald W ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; GSI; Intra articular; Joint; Low velocity; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FRACTURE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY SCALE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JOINT INJURY; LAVAGE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 0344625416     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-1383(98)00097-7     Document Type: Article

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