The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon · 1990 · 18 citations · 0 references
MedicineOrthopedic SurgerySurgeryMicrosurgeryOrthopedicsVascular SurgeryPeripheral Arterial InterventionTraumatic Vascular InjuryVascular AnastomosisVascular TraumaEnd-to-end Vascular AnastomosisExtremity Vascular InjuryExtremity Vascular TraumaPeripheral Vascular InjuryPeripheral Vascular TraumaSide-to-end AnastomosisTraumatic Arterial InjuryTreatment Success Predictors
196 cases of peripheral arterial injury presented to our clinic between 1976 and 1986 are summarised. Most of the cases were between 11 and 30 years of age and most of the injuries were by fire-arms and sharp weapons. The most common localisations were a. femoralis (29% cases), a. poplitea and branches (28%), a. brachialis injury (20%). The most common surgical measures were end-to-end anastomosis (43% cases) and venous orthograft replacement (17%). There were 5 mortalities. Factors affecting treatment success are discussed.