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The role of arteriography in acute penetrating trauma to the extremities

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The role of arteriography was studied in a series of 98 patients presenting with acute penetrating trauma to their extremities. We concluded: (1) Following “proximity only” injury, arteriography is indicated since vessel damage may occur despite a lack of either signs or symptoms; proximity only injuries, however, donot require emergency angiography. (2) Negative arteriography is reliable in excluding arterial injury. and (3) Not all angiographic abnormalities require surgery.

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  1. Department of Vascular Surgery, the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Elliot O. Lipchik M.D. (Professor of Radiology)

  2. Department of Radiology, Milwaukee County Medical Complex, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8700 West Wisconsin Avenue, 53226, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Elliot O. Lipchik M.D. (Professor of Radiology), Herman W. Kaebnick, James J. Beres & Jonathan B. Towne

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Lipchik, E.O., Kaebnick, H.W., Beres, J.J. et al. The role of arteriography in acute penetrating trauma to the extremities. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 10, 202–204 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02593870

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