Open AccessLower extremity arterial injuries over a six-year period: outcomes, risk factors, and management
Author(s) -
Aşkın Ender Topal,
Eren,
Yusuf Çelik
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
vascular health and risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.892
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1178-2048
pISSN - 1176-6344
DOI - 10.2147/vhrm.s15316
Subject(s) - medicine , fasciotomy , amputation , surgery , odds ratio , retrospective cohort study , blunt trauma , artery , blunt , femoral artery , soft tissue , popliteal artery , adverse effect
Limb loss following lower extremity arterial injury is not uncommon and has serious implications on the patient's life and functionality. This retrospective study was performed to analyze the results of lower extremity arterial injuries and to identify the risk factors associated with amputation.
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