[Catheter recanalization of a post-traumatic occlusion of the popliteal artery (author's transl)].
An acute occlusion of the popliteal artery occurred in an 19-year-old football player as a result of a kick into the back of the knee. Twenty months later recanalization was successfully accomplished by percutaneous transluminal catheter dilatation. It is concluded that not only atheromatous but also post-traumatic arterial occlusions can be successfully treated by this method.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005538:Football; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*
Perkutane transluminale Katheterrekanalisation eines posttraumatischen Popliteaverschlusses.