Traumatic injury remains the leading cause of death in children after the first year of life. Vascular injury comprises a relatively infrequent occurrence compared to other traumatic injuries, however, it is associated with a significant morbidity and mortality [1-2]. The low incidence of vascular injury presents a challenge in directing care in a pediatric population presenting with these type...

Sixty-four patients with traumatic brachial artery injuries were treated. Fifty had penetrating and 14 had blunt injuries. Associated extremity and torso injuries were common. Despite an excellent vascular patency rate of 97 percent, limb loss resulted from severe soft-tissue injury and functional disability occurred due to nerve injury.

OBJECTIVES The nature of vascular trauma varies greatly between continents and across time. The aim of this study was to prospectively analyse the demographics, pathology, management and clinical outcomes of vascular injuries in two urban Malaysian hospitals and review of international literature on vascular trauma. From this information, preliminary management and preventive implications will ...

Management of traumatic lower-limb vascular injury can offer special challenges even to experienced surgeons. Recent U.S. conflicts have advanced the practice of vascular trauma surgery on the battlefield and offer important lessons learned for management of similar injury in urban trauma centers. Damage control techniques for complex injuries when associated with hemodynamic instability may pr...

Osteogenesis imperfecta is a genetic disorder characterized by increased susceptibility to fractures and vascular injuries due to connective tissue fragility. In this case report, we present a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta type I who sustained a transverse fracture of the right acetabulum while transferring from bed to chair. The fracture was repaired through an ilioinguinal approach. Du...

Penetrating traumas to the gluteal region can occur via vascular injury, nerve injuries, or damage perineal organs. Vascular injuries are usually life-threatening in penetrating traumas. Therefore, use of angiograms may be necessary for management assess bleeding focus. Herein, case a 24-year-old male who applied emergency department with stab wound injury is presented. Digital subtraction angi...

OBJECT The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of brachial plexus injury (BPI) in pediatric multitrauma patients. METHODS The National Pediatric Trauma Registry was queried using the ICD-9 code 953.4, injury to brachial plexus, to identify cases of BPI. The patient demographics, mechanism of trauma, and associated ICD-9 diagnoses were analyzed. RESULTS Brachial plexus injuries ...

Past wartime experience and recent civilian reports indicate upper extremity (UE) vascular injury occurs less often and with less limb loss than lower extremity (LE) injury. Given advances in critical care, damage control techniques, and military armor technology, the objective of this evaluation was to define contemporary patterns of UE injury and effectiveness of vascular surgical management ...