Open AccessEpidemiology of lower limb musculoskeletal trauma with associated vascular injuries in a tertiary care institute in India
Author(s) -
Nirmal Raj Gopinathan,
Siva Swaminathan Santhanam,
Balaji Saibaba,
Mandeep Singh Dhillon
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.201702
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , trauma center , surgery , blunt trauma , popliteal artery , incidence (geometry) , injury severity score , retrospective cohort study , injury prevention , poison control , emergency medicine , physics , optics
Vascular trauma associated with bony injuries is an orthopaedic emergency. Lack of timely intervention can lead to loss of limb or even life. Inspite of the rising incidence of high speed road traffic accidents in India, there is paucity of literature regarding the demographic pattern, clinical morbidity, management strategies and outcome of arterial injuries associated with lower limb trauma. The aim of this study is to describe the epidemiology and outcome of lower extremity musculoskeletal trauma with associated vascular injuries in a tertiary care institute in India.