Fracture related infection complicating civilian ballistic wounds in the amasonian zone.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Fracture-Related Infections (FRI) are one of the most common complications of ballistic wounds sustained in military operations. There is very little data on ballistic wounds in civilians, especially FRIs. There is no data at all on FRIs in French Guiana, which has one of the highest rates of delinquency and gun ownership in France.

Patients and methods

We conducted a retrospective study, including patients admitted to Cayenne Hospital with civilian ballistic wounds. Patients with incomplete records were excluded. The following data were collected: wound location, infectious complications and microbiological documentation. Chi-squared tests were used for categorical variables, a Student's t-tests for continuous variables and a logistic regression for multivariat

SUBMITTER: Sylla K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12484085 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature