Traumatic dissection and thrombosis of the popliteal artery in a child.
Injuries of the popliteal artery have the highest rate of limb loss compared with other peripheral vascular injuries. Particularly, blunt popliteal artery trauma is known to be associated with a high rate of amputation. Traumatic vascular injuries are usually associated with dislocations and fractures. We describe the radiographic findings as well as the delayed presentation and management of a crush injury of the left leg in an 8-year-old girl resulting in dissection of the popliteal artery without a dislocation or fracture.
Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands. joycemanyi.bakia@mumc.nl
J-M
JM
Bakia
J H M
JH
Tordoir
L W E
LW
van Heurn
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D003646:Debridement; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D004322:Drainage; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013536:Suture Techniques; D017131:Thrombectomy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery