title: Superficial femoral artery transposition repair for traumatic popliteal rupture.
abstract: Closed dislocation of the knee with complete popliteal rupture is an uncommon injury. It requires prompt recognition and treatment to prevent limb loss. We describe a case of acute ischemia caused by complete knee dislocation with rupture of the popliteal artery that was successfully repaired with superficial femoral artery transposition. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported clinical experience of the use of an arterial autograft for revascularization of traumatic popliteal artery rupture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maitrias
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France.
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Molin
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France.
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Belhomme
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France. Electronic address: reix.thierry@chu-amiens.fr.
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Reix
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D064592:Autografts; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D031221:Knee Dislocation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012421:Rupture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*