BALLISTIC VS. BLUNT LOWER EXTREMITY TRAUMA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF FRACTURE-RELATED COMPLICATIONS

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Ballistic and blunt trauma both cause lower extremity fractures, but their complication profiles have never been directly compared. This meta-analysis pools infection, nonunion, and malunion rates across mechanism.