A multidisciplinary approach to a complex case of lower limb trauma

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Paolo Sapienza
Luigi Venturini
Elvira Tartaglia
Ottavia Borghese
Pier Paolo Monacelli

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Blunt trauma of the popliteal fossa is an uncommon cause of lower limb ischemia and it is associated with a high risk for limb loss. 


REPORT: The case of a young man with anterior dislocation of the right knee joint causing post-traumatic popliteal artery occlusion and severe lower limb ischemia is reported. 


DISCUSSION: To our knowledge we first report a multidisciplinary approach involving the vascular and plastic surgical teams to treat a wide soft tissue damage after a blunt injury to the popliteal artery.

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Sapienza, Paolo, et al. “A Multidisciplinary Approach to a Complex Case of Lower Limb Trauma”. Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia, vol. 3, no. July, July 2014, pp. 1-3, https://annaliitalianidichirurgia.it/index.php/aic/article/view/1389.
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Case Report