BILATERAL POPLITEAL ARTERY INJURY FROM BUMPER BRUSH INJURY

Blunt trauma to the knee of sufficient force to result in knee disloca tion or fracture is commonly associated with popliteal artery injury, The challenging problem of bilateral popliteal artery injury has been rarely reported, We describe a case of bilateral popliteal artery inju ry after bumper crush injury between two automobiles that illustrates a successful method of management, Expeditious revascularization with minimum ischemia time was obtained by using the posterior approach, ra ther than the conventional medial approach, allowing two surgical team s to work simultaneously.