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Popliteal artery injury due to blunt trauma: delayed diagnosis and treatment

Deniz Demir, Mustafa Abanoz, Kadir Ceviker, Yalcin Yontar, Burak Erdolu, Nail Kahraman
  • Deniz Demir (Author) Department of Cardiovasculary Surgery, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa
  • Mustafa Abanoz (Author) Department of Cardiovasculary Surgery, Mehmet Akif Inan Traning and Research Hospital, Sanliurfa
  • Kadir Ceviker (Author) Department of Cardiovasculary Surgery, Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Medicine, Isparta
  • Yalcin Yontar (Author) Department of Plastic Surgery, Mehmet Akif Inan Traning and Research Hospital, Sanliurfa
  • Burak Erdolu (Author) Department of Cardiovasculary Surgery, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa
  • Nail Kahraman (Author) Department of Cardiovasculary Surgery, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18621/eurj.2015.1.3.165
Abstract
Despite the appropriate treatment, the rate of amputation in popliteal artery injuries is still high in current practice. Hence, early diagnosis and treatment are extremely important in cases with such vascular injuries to save extremities. We present a 30-year-old male patient with popliteal artery injury, who had diagnosed 20 hours after internal fixation of the femoral fracture. He successfully underwent arterial repair.
Keywords
Blunt trauma, delayed diagnosis, popliteal artery injury, vascular surgery
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Demir D, Abanoz M, Ceviker K, Yontar Y, Erdolu B, Kahraman N. Popliteal artery injury due to blunt trauma: delayed diagnosis and treatment. Eur Res J. 2015;1(3):165-168. doi:10.18621/eurj.2015.1.3.165
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  • Article Type Case Report
  • Submitted February 21, 2026
  • Published November 3, 2015
  • Issue Vol. 1 No. 3 (2015)
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