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Gunshot wound

Known as: Wounds, Gunshot [Disease/Finding], Wound, Gunshot, gunshot injuries 
Disruption of structural continuity of the body as a result of the discharge of firearms.
National Institutes of Health

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Non-accidental injury

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2006
2006
Gunshot wounds: reconstruction of the lower face by osteogenic distraction.
Background: Although osteogenic distraction is a well-established technique, the distraction device still needs to be improved… 
1997
1997
Neurogenic Claudication, a Delayed Complication of a Retained Bullet
Study Design. A case report is presented of a 31-year-old man who visited the authors' neurosurgical department in 1993… 
1992
1992
Failure of Thumbtacks Used in Control of Presacral Hemorrhage
We report a case of failure of thumbtacks used in achieving last-resort hemostasis in a gunshot injury to the presacral venous… 
1987
1987
Solitary splenic abscess: a new complication of splenic salvage treated by percutaneous drainage.
A patient sustained a gunshot injury to the spleen. The spleen was left intact in an attempt to maintain normal immune function… 
1986
1986
Rectal gunshot wounds. Management of civilian injuries.
The diagnosis and operative management of 43 consecutive low velocity wounds of the rectum were evaluated with regard to… 
1984
1984
Ureteral contusion with gunshot wounds.
The entity of ureteral contusion with a gunshot wound has not been well described in the literature. The blast effect of the… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Homicide in childhood. Distinguishable patterns of risk related to developmental levels of victims.
To study the characteristics of homicide in childhood, a review was done of the 29 medical examiner-autopsied children under 10… 
1982
1982
Pathomorphological observations of gunshot wounds.
Soft tissue wounds of hind limbs were engendered in 64 dogs by shooting rifle bullets of 5.56 and 7.62 mm calibres at a range of… 
1981
1981
Management of transmediastinal gunshot wounds.
Gunshot wounds that transverse the mediastinum are major management problems for two primary reasons: (1) multiple injuries to… 
Review
1979
Review
1979
Low-velocity gunshot wounds to the maxillofacial complex.
A review of the past literature of gunshot wounds indicates that the clinical material deals mainly with high-velocity missile…