title: Penetrating extremity trauma.
abstract: Penetrating extremity trauma (PET) usually becomes less important when present along with multiple truncal injuries. The middle eastern wars documented the terrible mortality and morbidity resulting from PET. Even in civilian trauma, PET can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. There are now well-established principles in the evaluation and management of vascular, bony, soft tissue, and neurologic lesions that will lead to a reduction of the poor outcomes. This review will summarize some of these recent concepts.
authors.affiliation: Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA, raoivatury@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rao R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Ivatury
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ordonez
mesh_terms: D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000293:injuries; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003646:Debridement; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004617:Embolism / Q000601:surgery; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D058734:Exsanguination / Q000517:prevention & control; D005121:Extremities / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*