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case_images: CT bilateral lower extremities with IV contrast revealing a large right wound of the right thigh extending from the iliac bone inferiorly to the right upper thigh approximately 21 cm in length (yellow arrow). There is air tracking superiorly along the gluteus musculature. There is exposed bone of the femur, with thinning and heterogeneity of the cortex of the exposed bone particularly at the greater trochanter. Minimal surrounding stranding of the soft tissues.
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case_images: FIG1
case_images: CT bilateral lower extremities with IV contrast revealing a large wound of the left thigh, subcutaneous emphysema tracking inferiorly along the gluteus musculature and quadriceps musculature (yellow arrow). There is exposed bone along the greater trochanter, with thinning and heterogeneity of the cortex of the exposed bone. Minimal surrounding stranding of the soft tissues.
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case_images: FIG2