title: Popliteal artery reconstruction secondary to minor trauma in a 19-year-old morbidly obese woman.
abstract: Obesity is an increasing burden on health-care globally. Significant obesity is presenting at a younger age, with pathology that has not been previously seen. This case report illustrates the catastrophic consequences which may occur when minor trauma occurs in a young person who suffers from morbid obesity. A 19-year-old woman with BMI 50 tripped over an uneven curb, and suffered complete dislocation of the knee with associated popliteal artery injury. She required femoro-popliteal bypass using vein. This case reports the youngest person to suffer from this injury and the first in the UK.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, UK. mojahid75@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mojahid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Najem
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kambal
authors.forename: Tahir S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Hussain
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods