B. Gersak et al., SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL REVASCULARIZATION AFT ER 18-H ISCHEMIA BELOW-THE-KNEE AS A RESULT OF COMPLETE ABRUPTIO OF THE POPLITEAL ARTERY, Der Unfallchirurg, 100(7), 1997, pp. 591-593
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.