A technique for evaluation of the injured extremity with single film exclusion arteriography

Single film exclusion arteriography is a simple technique for accurate evaluation of the vascular integrity of the extremity that has been traumatized which takes only minutes to perform. The procedure can be used to detect or exclude a vascular injury when obvious clinical signs of vascular disruption are absent but the mechanism of injury is suspicious. It also eliminates the delay and danger of formal angiography in select critically injured patients. Single film exclusion arteriography is an important diagnostic tool which can accurately delineate the presence of vascular trauma necessitating operative repair.