Bilateral external iliac and common femoral artery disruptions after blunttrauma

Blunt trauma to the external iliac or common femoral artery is relatively r are. Since its original description as the "motor-scooter handlebar syndrom e," this type of injury has been hypothesized as resulting from compression of the artery by the inguinal ligament, We report a case of mirror-image a rterial injuries from blunt trauma. At operation, each distal external ilia c and proximal common femoral artery was found to have large intimal flaps. Resection of the injured segments with bilateral saphenous vein interposit ion grafts led to a successful outcome.