Arthroscopy-assisted bullet extraction and osteochondral fracture fixation arthroscopy-assisted intraarticular fixation
Jae-Hoon Kim, Dong-Whan Suh, Jin-Kyu Kang, Jong-Hun Ji
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Daejeon St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea
Correspondence to: Jong-Hun Ji, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1087-3254
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, 64 Daeheung-ro, Jung-gu, Daejeon 34943, Korea. Tel: +82-42-220-9530, Fax: +82-42-221-0429, E-mail: jijh87@gmail.com
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, 64 Daeheung-ro, Jung-gu, Daejeon 34943, Korea. Tel: +82-42-220-9530, Fax: +82-42-221-0429, E-mail: jijh87@gmail.com
Received August 20, 2023; Revised October 4, 2023; Accepted October 4, 2023.
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- Abstract
- Gunshot knee injuries are uncommon in Asia. They frequently cause severe complications and secondary injury. A patient developed a femoral condyle fracture caused by a bullet injury. Arthroscopic bullet removal and screw fixation of the femoral condyle fracture should be performed to prevent and minimize knee damage. Thus, we performed arthroscopic bullet removal and rigid femoral condyle fracture fixation following arthroscopic examination. An open procedure composed of bullet removal and fracture reduction and femoral condyle fracture internal fixation further causes knee joint damage. Here, we report a case of a femoral condyle fracture caused by bullet injury and review the current literature addressing this unusual injury type.
- Keywords : Gunshot wounds; Arthroscopy; Knee; Femoral condyle fracture
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