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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1974;56:1047-1053.
© 1974 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

Low-Velocity Gunshot Wounds Involving the Knee Joint: Surgical Management

MILTON E. ASHBY M.D.1

1 From the Orthopedic Service, Martin Luther KIng, Jr. General Hospital, Los Angeles

Our experience with seven operative cases involving low-velocity gunshot wounds to the knee suggests that surgical exploration and débridernent through appropriate incisions are necessary when a bullet or bullet fragment is retained or osteochondral fragments exist within the synovial compartments, or when the joint has been traversed by a missile, even when such fragments cannot be demonstrated roentgenographically.


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