INTRODUCTION: Blunt trauma of the popliteal fossa is an uncommon cause of lower limb ischemia and it is associated with a high risk for limb loss. REPORT: The case of a young man with anterior dislocation of the right knee joint causing post-traumatic popliteal artery occlusion and severe lower limb ischemia is reported. DISCUSSION: To our knowledge we first report a multidisciplinary approach involving the vascular and plastic surgical teams to treat a wide soft tissue damage after a blunt injury to the popliteal artery.
A multidisciplinary approach to a complex case of lower limb trauma / Sapienza, Paolo; Venturini, Luigi; Tartaglia, Elvira; Borghese, Ottavia; Monacelli, P. P.. - In: ANNALI ITALIANI DI CHIRURGIA. - ISSN 2239-253X. - ELETTRONICO. - 85:Jul 28(2014).
A multidisciplinary approach to a complex case of lower limb trauma.
SAPIENZA, Paolo;VENTURINI, LUIGI;TARTAGLIA, ELVIRA;BORGHESE, OTTAVIA;
2014
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Blunt trauma of the popliteal fossa is an uncommon cause of lower limb ischemia and it is associated with a high risk for limb loss. REPORT: The case of a young man with anterior dislocation of the right knee joint causing post-traumatic popliteal artery occlusion and severe lower limb ischemia is reported. DISCUSSION: To our knowledge we first report a multidisciplinary approach involving the vascular and plastic surgical teams to treat a wide soft tissue damage after a blunt injury to the popliteal artery.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
