title: Management of femoral vessel injuries: a 6-year single-center experience.
abstract: Femoral vessel injuries are a familiar injury treated in busy urban trauma centers. The majority of peripheral vascular injuries to the lower extremity occur most commonly to the femoral vessels. The increasing incidence of civilian violence provides an opportunity to perform a comprehensive review and management of these injuries.
authors.affiliation: Ryder Trauma Center/ Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Jason D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Sciarretta
authors.forename: Francisco Igor B
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Macedo
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Ebler
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Christian A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Otero
authors.forename: Louis R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Pizano
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Namias
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000293:injuries*; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D023821:Limb Salvage; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*