Association of mine blast injury with radioopaque foreign body on radiology and assessment of the severity and area involved

ABSTRACT

To determine the association of mine blast injury with radio-opaque foreign body on radiology and assessment of the severity and area of body involved. Observational study. The study was conducted at CMH Quetta and included cases over a span of one year from Aug 2005 to august 2006. 28 cases which had antipersonnel land mine injuries were taken at random from record and their x-rays were analyzed for radio-opaque material in the filed up imaging films and area of the body involved and severity was grouped. Landmine blast injury is associated with metallic radio-opaque foreign body on radiology. In this small study about 82 percentage have radioopaque material and majority were less than 10 mm. 60.7% percentage had severe injuries with fractures and amputation and major exploration was required. More than 50% involved combined injuries to limb and torso