[Orthopedic ballistic injury, a five-beat waltz]

Alexandre Caubère; Hugues Lefort; Mélodie Petitjean; Fabienne Rabuteau; Camille Choufani

doi:10.1016/j.revinf.2023.09.006

[Orthopedic ballistic injury, a five-beat waltz]

Rev Infirm. 2023 Nov;72(295):26-28. doi: 10.1016/j.revinf.2023.09.006. Epub 2023 Oct 24.

[Article in French]

Authors

Alexandre Caubère¹, Hugues Lefort², Mélodie Petitjean³, Fabienne Rabuteau⁴, Camille Choufani⁵

Affiliations

¹ Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologie, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, 2, boulevard Sainte-Anne, BP 600, 83800 Toulon cedex 9, France. Electronic address: alexandre.caubere@hotmail.fr.
² Structure des urgences, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Laveran, 34, boulevard Laveran, 13013 Marseille, France.
³ Service du bloc opératoire, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, 2, boulevard Sainte-Anne, BP 600, 83800 Toulon cedex 9, France.
⁴ Centre médico-chirurgical interarmées, Forces françaises stationnées à Djibouti, Base aérienne 188, Djibouti.
⁵ Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologie, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, 2, boulevard Sainte-Anne, BP 600, 83800 Toulon cedex 9, France.

PMID: 37952990
DOI: 10.1016/j.revinf.2023.09.006

Abstract

Two-thirds of ballistic injuries result in severe limb damage. Damage Control Orthopaedic is a surgical strategy that makes it possible to save life, limb and function using simple mnemonic markers: 5minutes, 6hours, 7 days, 8 weeks and 9 months. The many players involved in this coherent care pathway, with its multiple surgical challenges, help to meet the challenge of comprehensive rehabilitation for orthopaedic ballistic injuries.

Keywords: Damage Control; amputation; balistique; ballistics; chirurgie; infection; orthopedics; orthopédie; surgery.

Publication types

English Abstract