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Catheterization of posterior tibial artery leading to limb amputation
Author(s) -
Abrahamson EL,
Scott RC,
Jurges E,
AlJawad S,
Madden N
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1993.tb12772.x
Subject(s) - medicine , posterior tibial artery , amputation , cannula , thrombosis , surgery , ischemia , foot (prosody) , lower limb , popliteal artery , artery , anatomy , cardiology , linguistics , philosophy
A cannula inserted into the posterior tibial artery of a preterm infant resulted in irreversible ischaemia of the foot with proximal extension to involve the lower leg. No predisposition to thrombosis was found and a below‐knee amputation was ultimately required.