Foreign body: bullet in thigh

Case contributed by Hani Makky Al Salam
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Gunshot wound to the right thigh.

x-ray

Metallic foreign body projected in the lateral soft tissues of the distal lateral thigh. No acute bony injury.

Case Discussion

Foreign body (bullet) in the right thigh.

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