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20 de may. de 2024 · In the U.S., motor vehicle accidents are the most common cause of SCIs; second are falls, then violence such as gunshot wounds, then sports injuries. Another study from Asia, found that the most common cause of the SCI is fall (31.70%) from various sites such as fall from roof-tops (9.75%), electric pole (7.31%), fall from tree (7.31%) etc.
10 de may. de 2024 · Gunshot wounds (GSWs) to the vertebral column represent an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, constituting approximately 20% of all spinal injuries. The management of these injuries is an understudied and controversial topic, given its heterogeneity and lack of follow-up data.
16 de may. de 2024 · Abstract. The characteristics of gunshot wounds depend on several factors such as ammunition type, projectile velocity, and the lesions caused by the projectile. Although in theory the entrance and the exit wounds can be differentiated and the intracorporeal trajectory determined at autopsy, in reality determining these characteristics can be ...
18 de may. de 2024 · Gunshot wounds to the face frequently present complex challenges to the reconstructive surgeon as they can cause significant bone and soft tissue defects and have high rates of tissue necrosis, ischemia, and infection. High-velocity (>1200 ft. per second, e.g., rifles) ballistic injuries produce debilitating soft tissue avulsions, hard tissue ...
Hace 1 día · United States. State (s) Texas. Dean Arnold Corll (December 24, 1939 – August 8, 1973) was an American serial killer and sex offender who abducted, raped, tortured, and murdered a minimum of twenty-eight teenage boys and young men between 1970 and 1973 in Houston and Pasadena, Texas. He was aided by two teenaged accomplices, David Owen Brooks ...
Hace 3 días · The practice for cauterizing gunshot wounds on the battlefield had been to use boiling oil; an extremely dangerous and painful procedure. Paré began to employ a less irritating emollient, made of egg yolk, rose oil and turpentine. He also described more efficient techniques for the effective ligation of the blood vessels during an amputation.
15 de may. de 2024 · Background: Management of submental gunshot wounds is becoming more common and requires complex surgical decisions. Objective: Compare outcomes of early and definitive reconstructive techniques following submental gunshot wounds. Methods: Retrospective chart review evaluated subjects who sustained a self-inflicted submental gunshot. The incidence of complications requiring unplanned operations ...
