SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL REVASCULARIZATION AFT ER 18-H ISCHEMIA BELOW-THE-KNEE AS A RESULT OF COMPLETE ABRUPTIO OF THE POPLITEAL ARTERY

We report the case of a 33-year-old man after knee luxation and disrup tion of a popliteal artery, which was missed after repositioning at th e first clinic. Eighteen hours later complete discontinuity of the pop liteal artery was confirmed by arteriography and an immediate reversed , end-to-end autovenous graft was interposed under general anesthesia with anterior and posterior farciotomy prior to blood flow restoration , Forced diuresis with a diuretic mixture and balanced fluid intake we re used,and the patient was discharged from the intensive care unit on the 10th postoperative day in good condition with normal diuresis.