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  • Title: Management of vascular injuries to the leg.
    Author: Menzoian JO, LoGerfo FW, Doyle JE, Hirsch EF, Nowak M, Sequeira JC, Weitzman AF.
    Journal: Am J Surg; 1982 Aug; 144(2):231-4. PubMed ID: 7102932.
    Abstract:
    Our experience with 69 vascular injuries in 56 patients led us to modify the management of vascular injuries to the leg. We believe that prompt and complete angiography whenever the general condition of the patient allows it, early fasciotomy when indicated before vascular repair, thrombectomy of the injured artery and vein and local instillation of heparinized saline solution, vascular repair before orthopedic stabilization of fractures in selected cases, external fixation of the fracture when there is significant soft tissue injury, and early skin grafting resulted in an improved level of care with a low morbidity and no mortality in our series.
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