Obesity is an increasing burden on health-care globally. Significant obesity is presenting at a younger age, with pathology that has not been previously seen. This case report illustrates the catastrophic consequences which may occur when minor trauma occurs in a young person who suffers from morbid obesity. A 19-year-old woman with BMI 50 tripped over an uneven curb, and suffered complete dislocation of the knee with associated popliteal artery injury. She required femoro-popliteal bypass using vein. This case reports the youngest person to suffer from this injury and the first in the UK.
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Najem, M., Kambal, A. & Hussain, T.S. Popliteal Artery Reconstruction Secondary to Minor Trauma in a 19-Year-Old Morbidly Obese Woman. OBES SURG 14, 1435–1436 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1381/0960892042583789
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