A Clue Finding for to Detect the Localization of Pellet in Elbow Arthroscopy

In this case report, we aimed to share our experience of arthroscopic finding of chondral lesion can be helpful to detect the location of pellet that between brachial muscle and capsule in a 15 years male subject with left elbow gunshot injury

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