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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2011.061
Successful repair of complete popliteal artery rupture due to blunt trauma
Buğra Harmandar1, Necdet Sağlam2, İhsan Özdamar2
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul
2Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2011.061
Although blunt trauma of the extremities is a common
diagnosis in emergency clinics, blunt vascular trauma
may be difficult to diagnose in such patients. Time to
repair is determinative for the success of vascular repair
following vascular trauma. Late diagnosis or repair may
result in neurological damage or even the loss of an
extremity. This case report presents a 43-year-old male
who sustained a blunt trauma to the right lower extremity
resulting in the complete rupture of the popliteal artery.
Although successful vascular repair with end-to-end
anastomosis prevented the loss of the extremity, late
diagnosis of the vascular injury caused postoperative
mild neurological sequela in this case.
Keywords : Blunt trauma of the extremities; blunt vascular injury; vascular surgery; vascular trauma
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