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Title

A unique case of popliteal artery transection after a motorcycle collision.

Abstract

Popliteal artery injuries may have devastating consequences if not recognized in a timely fashion. The risk of delayed diagnosis of a vascular injury is particularly high in blunt trauma to the lower extremity. We present a case of popliteal artery injury that is unusual in two respects: severity (a complete transection in the setting of a blunt injury) and lack of clinical and radiographic signs of the commonly associated musculoskeletal injuries.

Subjects

POPLITEAL artery; SYMPTOMS; LEG; MOTORCYCLES; WOUNDS & injuries

Publication

Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2017, Vol 2017, Issue 11, pN.PAG

ISSN

2042-8812

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1093/jscr/rjx222