Arterial injuries associated with lower-extremity fractures

The records of 110 patients with arterial injuries of the lower extremities associated with bone fractures, and managed in the authors' vascular surgery clinic, were reviewed. The majority (72%) were young men; 66 had blunt and 44 penetrating arterial injuries. A total of 92 patients were treat...

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Published inCardiovascular surgery (London, England) Vol. 3; no. 1; p. 15
Main Authors Andrikopoulos, V, Antoniou, I, Panoussis, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.02.1995
Subjects
Adult
Arteries - injuries
Arteries - surgery
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Female
Fractures, Bone - surgery
Humans
Leg - blood supply
Leg Injuries - surgery
Male
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Retrospective Studies
Saphenous Vein - transplantation
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Summary:The records of 110 patients with arterial injuries of the lower extremities associated with bone fractures, and managed in the authors' vascular surgery clinic, were reviewed. The majority (72%) were young men; 66 had blunt and 44 penetrating arterial injuries. A total of 92 patients were treated by saphenous vein interposition grafting, 12 with composite grafts and six with polytetrafluoroethylene grafts. The limb salvage rate was 93%. All eight amputations were in neglected cases with arterial injury at the popliteal or infrapopliteal level and associated with muscle loss.
ISSN:0967-2109
DOI:10.1016/0967-2109(95)92895-O