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Bullet-induced synovitis as a cause of secondary osteoarthritis of the hip joint: A case report and review of literature

BACKGROUND: With increasing prevalence of gunshot injuries we are seeing more patients with retained bullet fragments lodged in their bodies. Embedded lead bullets are usually considered inert after their kinetic energy has dissipated hence these are not removed routinely. However, exposure of any f...

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Autores principales: Rehman, Muhammad A, Umer, Masood, Sepah, Yasir J, Wajid, Muhammad A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2225418/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18053227
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-1-171