PERIPHERAL VASCULAR TRAUMA - REPORT OF NINETY CASES

Ninety cases of arterial trauma requiring resective repair are presented. Ten cases (11 per cent) required reoperation for anastomotic complications. These were successfully repaired secondarily. Three patients (4 per cent) eventually required amputation of the extremity. These results compare most favorably with earlier series of similar injuries. Careful utilization of observed technical factors unique to these injuries is credited with the improved results. It is hoped that these observations may prove helpful to others in the management of arterial trauma. © 1968.