Late arthroscopic retrieval of a bullet from hip joint.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 19838396.
- Also identified by DOI 10.4103/0019-5413.54764 and PMC identifier 2762570.
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Abstract
We describe a case of arthroscopic retrieval of a bullet from the hip joint of an 18-year-old boy, who sustained the injury four months back, accidentally, while bird hunting with a country made shotgun. The surgery was performed with the standard ordinary instrumentation of knee arthroscopy. The patient became pain-free the same evening and started partial weight bearing on the next day of surgery. At 13 months follow-up, the patient had returned to normal activity without any functional limitations.
Anatomy
- hip