Two Cases of Traumatic Popliteal Artery Injury

  • Hayashi Nagi
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University
  • Furukawa Kojiro
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University
  • Morokuma Hiroyuki
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University
  • Itoh Manabu
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University
  • Kamohara Keiji
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University
  • Morita Shigeki
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University

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  • 外傷性膝窩動脈損傷の治療経験

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Although traumatic popliteal artery injury is rare, without quick, correct treatment, it carries a high risk of amputation. We report two cases of popliteal artery trauma in which amputation was avoided by surgical treatment. Case 1 was a 55-year-old man who fell into a ditch. The left leg had a 12-cm popliteal fossa laceration, a pulseless dorsal artery, and paleness and coldness distally. Computed tomography showed popliteal artery obstruction. Case 2 was a 53-year-old man injured in a traffic accident. The right lower leg was swollen and pale, with a pulseless dorsal artery. Computed tomography showed popliteal artery obstruction plus tibial and fibular fractures. In both, we performed revascularization from a posterior approach after harvesting the greater saphenous vein with patients in the supine position; subsequently, blood flow was improved. The operative view showed that the popliteal artery was completely severed in Case 1 and dissected in Case 2. The time until reperfusion was 7 and 10 hours, respectively. After the greater saphenous vein was harvested via the supine position, repair of traumatic popliteal artery injury via the posterior approach was effective.

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