Prognosis in Civilian Head Injuries

Civilian popliteal artery injuries.

BACKGROUND Civilian popliteal artery injuries are associated with significant amputation rates. AIM The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with limb loss in patients with popliteal artery injuries. PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective chart review of prospectively collected data on patients with popliteal artery injuries presenting to the Trauma Centre at Groo...

Civilian perspective of firearm injuries in Bahawalpur.

OBJECTIVE To study the firearm injury patterns, weaponry detail, etiological factors and offered management in civilian population. METHODS The retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Bahawal Victoria Hospital comprising 297 cases of civilian firearms fulfilling the inclusion criteria from January 2008 to December 2010. Medicolegal record of the hospital's Statist...

Surgery of violence. 1. Civilian bomb injuries.

Civilian gunshot injuries of the humerus.

An institutional review board-approved retrospective study was performed at a level 1 trauma center to evaluate the adequacy of current treatment guidelines in the management of humerus fractures following civilian gunshot injuries. Fifty-four patients with a humerus shaft fracture from a low-velocity gunshot wound were included in the study. Twenty-nine patients were treated nonoperatively, wh...

Civilian vascular injuries: a clinical review.