Abstract

GARCIA CANAS, R. et al. Open Femoral Fracture Due to Gunshot Injury in the Military: case Study and Literature Revision. Sanid. Mil. [online]. 2017, vol.73, n.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.

Keywords : Femoral fracture; Gunshot; External fixation; Judet's quadriceplasty; Military casualty; Traumatology.

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