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From the case: Gun shot wound to the leg

Modality: X-ray

Gun shot wound to the leg

contributed by Dr Sajoscha Sorrentino on February 27, 2012

System: Musculoskeletal

Tag: trauma

Modality: X-ray AP

From the case:

Gun shot wound to the leg - “In this case the bullet, showing deformation and fragmentation, transversed the distal femur, the impact causing a dislocated fracture of the femor...”

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