Analyse descriptive et profil évolutif des blessures balistiques du membre supérieur

Salah, S.; Turki, E.; Boudokhane, S.; Migaou, H.; Nouira, A.; Lazreg, N.; Jellad, A.; Frih, Z. Ben Salah

doi:10.1016/j.rehab.2013.07.083

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“…These injuries result in lesions ranging from simple wounds to severe trauma or even traumatic amputations. The victims are young people, with an average age of 21.7 years, who have been attacked [2]. Increasingly frequent, these injuries pose management problem in the developing countries where resources are limited.…”

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Ballistic Trauma of Limbs

Lamah¹,

Keita²,

Camara³

et al. 2017

Open Orthopaed. J.

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The objective of our study was to report the management and follow-up of a particular case of ballistic trauma and to do the literature review.Observation:A 35-year-old patient, a trader who was the victim of a firearm accident under not very clear circumstances. He was admitted to the emergency department after 3 hours. Clinically, the patient had significant bleeding in the arm and was in a state of clouding of consciousness. We could notice on the right arm, a posterior large transfixing wound of 1 cm and a 6 cm one on the antero-internal side. The limb was cold with a small and thready pulse. Sensitivity was decreased in the radial nerve area. The radiograph showed bone comminution from the middle 1/3 to the superior 1/3 of the humeral diaphysis. The treatment was orthopedic (after debridement) by scapula-brachio-ante-brachiopalmar plaster splint with thoracic strap. The wound healed in 46 days and the patient resumed his activities after 11 months and 2 weeks.Conclusion: The authors presented the value of using the scapulo-brachio-palmar plaster splints with thoracic strap in some severe upper limb trauma in the absence of the external fixator.

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