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ReviewOrthopedic research and reviews2022

Gunshot Wounds: Ballistics, Pathology, and Treatment Recommendations, with a Focus on Retained Bullets.

Gracie R Baum, Jaxon T Baum, Dan Hayward, Brendan J MacKay

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Review in Orthopedic research and reviews, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37citing papers in PubMed
16.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Firearm injuries in pediatric surgery: Pediatric trauma center experiences.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2025
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  15. Introduction to Ballistic Injuries.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gracie R BaumDepartment of Orthopedic Hand Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5104-0868
Jaxon T BaumSchool of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5929-7345
Dan HaywardSchool of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Brendan J MacKayDepartment of Orthopedic Hand Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Texas Tech University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the epidemic of gunshot injuries and firearm fatalities continues to proliferate in the United States, knowledge regarding gunshot wound (GSW) injury and management is increasingly relevant to health-care providers. Unfortunately, existing guidelines are largely outdated, written in a time that high-velocity weapons and deforming bullets were chiefly restricted to military use. Advances in firearm technology and increased accessibility of military grade firearms to civilians has exacerbated the nature of domestic GSW injury and complicated clinical decision-making, as these weapons are associated with increased tissue damage and often result in retained bullets. Currently, there is a lack of literature addressing recent advances in the field of projectile-related trauma, specifically injuries with retained bullets. This review aims to aggregate the available yet dispersed findings regarding ballistics, GSW etiology, and treatment, particularly for cases involving retained projectiles.

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ballisticsgunshot injuriesorthopedic surgeryretained bulletstrauma

Identifiers

PMID36090309
PMCPMC9462949
OpenAlexW4294613070

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