Sanidad Militar
ISSN 1887-8571
GARCIA CANAS, R. et al. Open Femoral Fracture Due to Gunshot Injury in the Military: case Study and Literature Revision. []. , 73, 1, pp.24-27. ISSN 1887-8571.
This paper aims to present the case study of a military casualty with a femoral fracture due to penetrating trauma by gunshot. On the one hand, analyzing its diagnosis, the surgical treatment using the external fixation, and the modified Judet's quadriceplasty as a surgical alternative for the treatment of the contracture in extension of the knee; and, on the other hand, to carry out a review of the literature in this field.
: Femoral fracture; Gunshot; External fixation; Judet's quadriceplasty; Military casualty; Traumatology.