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Spinal Gunshot Wounds: Pattern and Associated Lesions in Civilians [PDF]

Asian Spine Journal, 2018
Study Design Retrospective, descriptive case series study. Purpose To investigate the frequency, bone pattern, and associated lesions to the spine of gunshot wounds.
Jorge Arturo Cabrera Escamilla, Jorge Álvaro González Ross, José Manuel Pérez Atanasio, Gustavo Casas Martínez, Arelhi González Cisneros, Jose Jimenez Avila   +5 more
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Determined to die! Ability to act following multiple self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head. The cook county office of medical examiner experience (2005-2012) and review of literature [PDF]

Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2015
Cases of multiple (considered 2+) self-inflicted gunshot wounds are a rarity and require careful examination of the scene of occurrence; thorough consideration of the decedent’s psychiatric, medical, and social histories; and accurate postmortem ...
Barnes, Cina, Di Maio, Heard, Hejna, Karger, Karger, Karger, Kittirattanapaiboon, Kohlmeier, Lacassagne, Ling, Oehmichen, Oehmichen, Pollak, Varnik   +15 more
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Civilian gunshot wounds to the head: a case report, clinical management, and literature review

Chinese Neurosurgical Journal, 2021
Background Civilian gunshot wounds to the head refer to brain injury caused by projectiles such as gun projectiles and various fragments generated by explosives in a power launch or explosion.
Haoyi Qi, Kunzheng Li
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Penetrating gunshot wounds to the penis: a case report of combat patient injured in the war in Ukraine

International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background The current war in Ukraine is associated with frequent applications of multiple-launch rocket systems and cruise missiles as well as other various high-energy weapons to cause severe injuries in military personnel including abdomen wounds ...
S. Golovko, R. Gybalo, I. Lurin, I. Taraban, A. Kobirnichenko, V. Ganiuk, M. Gorobeiko, A. Dinets   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Chronic pain in patients with gunshot wounds

BMC Anesthesiology, 2023
Background In civilian life, from 11 to 40% of patients suffer from chronic pain after receiving injuries. There are almost no data on chronic pain in patients with gunshot wounds, isolated clinical cases have been published.
Iurii Kuchyn, V. Horoshko
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Gunshot Wounds: Ballistics, Pathology, and Treatment Recommendations, with a Focus on Retained Bullets

Orthopedic Research and Reviews, 2022
As the epidemic of gunshot injuries and firearm fatalities continues to proliferate in the United States, knowledge regarding gunshot wound (GSW) injury and management is increasingly relevant to health-care providers.
Gracie R. Baum, Jaxon T Baum, D. Hayward, Brendan J Mackay   +3 more
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Retained bullet in the neck after gunshot wounds to the chest and arm in combat patient injured in the war in Ukraine: A case report

International journal of surgery case reports, 2022
Introduction and importance A gunshot wound is the most common injury in armed conflicts, resulting in severe trauma and increased morbidity usually due to damage to major vessels.
R. Gybalo, I. Lurin, V.E. Safonov, Dmytro I. Dudla, D. Oklei, A. Dinets   +5 more
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Gunshot Wounds to the Lumbosacral Spine: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Global Spine Journal, 2021
Study Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Objectives: Indications for surgical decompression of gunshot wounds to the lumbosacral spine are controversial and based on limited data.
Andrew Platt, M. Dafrawy, Michael J Lee, Martin Herman, Edwin Ramos   +4 more
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PAIN WITH A NEUROPATHIC COMPONENT IN COMBATANTS AFTER GUNSHOT WOUNDS

Медична наука України, 2023
Background. In combatants with gunshot wounds, the frequency of pain chronicization is observed in 63.4-78.5% of cases. The reason for this high frequency of chronicization may be a neuropathic component.
V.R. Horoshko, Iu.L. Kuchyn
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Predictors of treatment failure among patients with gunshot wounds and post-traumatic stress disorder

BMC Anesthesiology, 2021
Background The 82.1% treatment failure of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), associated with gunshot wounds, is related to high incidence of chronic pain syndrome as well as resistance to the PTSD treatment.
Iurii Kuchyn, V. Horoshko
semanticscholar   +1 more source