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Recuperation time for a gunshot wound to the shoulder?
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Depends?????: What was injured. Bone, neurovascular or just soft tissue. All take different times to heal. Resubmit question and be more specific re: injuries
Answered 11/12/2014
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Depends: If just fat and skin, days to weeks. If muscle tendon joint or bone was involved could take weeks to months and may require surgery
Answered 11/28/2017
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