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Injuries of the peripheral arteries and their surgical treatment
H Solak1, M Yeniterzi, T Yüksek
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey.
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
|April 1, 1990
Abstract:
196 cases of peripheral arterial injury presented to our clinic between 1976 and 1986 are summarised. Most of the cases were between 11 and 30 years of age and most of the injuries were by fire-arms and sharp weapons. The most common localisations were a. femoralis (29% cases), a. poplitea and branches (28%), a. brachialis injury (20%). The most common surgical measures were end-to-end anastomosis (43% cases) and venous orthograft replacement (17%). There were 5 mortalities. Factors affecting treatment success are discussed.