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- Paolo Sapienza, Luigi Venturini, Elvira Tartaglia, Ottavia Borghese, and Pier Paolo Monacelli.
- Ann Ital Chir. 2014 Jul 28; 85 (ePub).
IntroductionBlunt trauma of the popliteal fossa is an uncommon cause of lower limb ischemia and it is associated with a high risk for limb loss.ReportThe 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.DiscussionTo 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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