A curious gunshot injury

A curious gunshot injury

The case of a victim of an unusual gunshot injury is described. The man had been ‘knee-capped’ and on arrival at hospital was found to have two bullets and a cartridge casing in the knee joint. These had entered through one entrance wound. A ballistic report describes how the incident occurred.

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Veröffentlicht in:Injury 1978-05, Vol.9 (4), p.327-328
Hauptverfasser: Mollan, Raymond A.B., Beavis, Victor
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Humans
Knee Injuries - etiology
Knee Injuries - surgery
Male
Northern Ireland
Violence
Wounds, Gunshot
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Zusammenfassung:The case of a victim of an unusual gunshot injury is described. The man had been ‘knee-capped’ and on arrival at hospital was found to have two bullets and a cartridge casing in the knee joint. These had entered through one entrance wound. A ballistic report describes how the incident occurred.
ISSN:0020-1383
1879-0267
DOI:10.1016/S0020-1383(77)80056-9