Bullet migration from the knee to the heart after a gunshot injury: a case report
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Xiao-Hui Lu1, Zhi-Jun Lu, Jun Hu
1Department of Orthopedics, the First University Hospital, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515041, China.
Chinese Medical Journal
|July 12, 2011
Abstract:
Migration of a bullet to a distant part of the body after a gunshot is rarely observed in the clinical setting, and migration to the heart is even rarer. There are usually no clear symptoms or signs from migration of a bullet. The bullet can be easily missed and sometimes identified in a review examination. A case of bullet migration to the heart 2 months after a gunshot to the left knee was reported.
