Authors response: Outcome after revascularisation of marginally viable limbs and dead limbs following lower limb arterial injuries Ceylon Medical Journal 2017; 62: 203-204

Thank you for the comments. I accept that there are few limitations in this study [1]. In this study included two groups; group 1 viable limb and group 2 dead limb (all compartments are non-viable), and marginally viable limb (two or more lower limb compartments are non-viable). We classified as mentioned above because we confirmed viability / non viability in all patients after fasciotomy because some of the features of viability like movements and sensation may be affected by associated nerve injury following trauma. But I agree that this will affect comparisons with other similar studies. And we have not included any patient with a Mangled Extremity Severity Score (MESS) of 7 or more. The main reason for including