What is it about?
Popliteal artery injury is associated with high energy injury, including knee dislocation and complex tibial plateau fractures or supracondylar femur fractures. Delay in its diagnosis is the leading cause of amputation in this limb-threatening injury and the failure to revascularize within 6–8 hours results in an unacceptably high amputation rate . Popliteal injury war wounds can bleed severely and historically have high rates of amputation, now we know that surviving depends on prompt diagnosis, this is essential for limb salvage and function . This paper describes a case of traumatic injury of the knee associated with vascular injury.
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Why is it important?
This case demonstrates that early revascularization restores circulation and can prevent amputation as the first approach.
Perspectives
Early diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention are essential for good outcome in patients with popliteal injury as time from injury to operation correlates inversely with the rates of limb salvage. Clinical examination will detect the majority of patients requiring urgent surgery and a quickly approach is often necessary . Early revascularization restores circulation and can prevent amputation as the first approach.
Professor Paulo Eduardo Ocke Reis
Universidade Federal Fluminense
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This page is a summary of: Surgical Treatment of Traumatic Injury of the Artery and Popliteal Vein - A Case Report, Journal of Clinical Case Reports, January 2015, OMICS Publishing Group,
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000610.
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