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Extremity Vascular Injuries

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Vascular trauma is a frequent sequel of severe extremity injury. The prompt and appropriate diagnosis of extremity vascular injury requires a systematic approach to both examination and the utilization of imaging modalities. Effective treatment is facilitated by the utilization of algorithmic approaches and timely intervention. Optimal outcomes require that the treating provider understand the limitations and benefits of available treatment options. This chapter is designed to summarize the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of vascular injury to the extremities. Limitations and common pitfalls will be discussed, and key technical elements of successful management reviewed.

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  1. US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Joint Base Fort Sam Houston (San Antonio), San Antonio, TX, USA

    Todd E. Rasmussen MD

  2. US Combat Casualty Care Research Program, 722 Doughten Street, Room 3, Fort Detrick, MD, 21702-5012, USA

    Todd E. Rasmussen MD

  3. The Norman M. Rich Department of Surgery, The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Todd E. Rasmussen MD & Joseph J. DuBose MD

  4. University of Maryland Health System, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, United States Air Force Baltimore Center for the Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (CSTARS), Baltimore, MD, USA

    Joseph J. DuBose MD

  5. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Texas Houston, Houston, TX, USA

    Joseph J. DuBose MD

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  1. Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Services, and Lead Physician, Vascular Surgery Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare, SUNY Upstate Medical University, and Network Upstate New York at Syracuse, Syracuse, New York, USA

    Vivian Gahtan

  2. Director of Endovascular Services, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Services, and Vascular Surgeon, Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare, SUNY Upstate Medical University, and Network Upstate New York at Syracuse, Syracuse, New York, USA

    Michael J. Costanza

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Rasmussen, T.E., DuBose, J.J. (2015). Extremity Vascular Injuries. In: Gahtan, V., Costanza, M. (eds) Essentials of Vascular Surgery for the General Surgeon. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1326-8_16

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