Fig. 4From: Treatment of secondary hip arthritis from shell fragment and gunshot injury in the Syrian civil warA 35-year-old male patient. Right acetabular fracture. No internal fixation was performed and classified as group 1 (bullet). a Six months after initial injury, there was severe hip osteoarthritis. b After 13 months, total hip arthroplasty was performed. c, d Computerized axial and sagittal tomography scan of the hip, showing the bullet around the trochanter minor. Bullet was not removed because of difficulty in finding the bullet and other risks of surgical interventionBack to article page