Popliteal artery injuries in Vietnam

Endovascular management of traumatic cervicothoracic arteriovenous fistula

“…Today standard surgical treatment involves interruption of the fistula with arterial and venous reconstruction whenever possible 4,6 .…”

“…The lesions are recognized with increasing frequency as a result of the escalation in penetrating vascular trauma and the more liberal use of diagnostic arteriography. The surgical management has developed from simple arterial ligation 2,5 to arterial and venous repair 4,6 . The development of endovascular techniques during the past two decades has allowed minimally invasive options, such as selective arterial embolization and stentgrafts.…”

The Use of Temporary Vascular Shunts as a Damage Control Adjunct in the Management of Wartime Vascular Injury

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Past military conflicts have provided lessons on vascular trauma that have been applied to civilian and military surgical practice. From routine injury ligation in World Wars I and II, to the principles of rapid air evacuation and in theater repair of arterial and venous injuries in Korea and Vietnam, limb salvage has steadily improved.…”

“…From routine injury ligation in World Wars I and II, to the principles of rapid air evacuation and in theater repair of arterial and venous injuries in Korea and Vietnam, limb salvage has steadily improved. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Military operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) represent the first mature military conflict since Vietnam to allow assessment of contemporary practices such as vascular shunts in the management of wartime vascular injuries.…”

Foot and Ankle Reconstruction After Blast Injuries

“…The amputation rate during the Korean Conflict decreased to 18% of all extremity injuries, partly attributable to the new technique of vascular repair [21,22]. In Viet Nam, military surgeons routinely performed vascular repairs and reconstructions on extremity wounds, making limb salvage a viable option for even severely injured extremities [10,23,24]. The lower extremity amputation rate has decreased to 14% in the most recent conflicts (Box 1) [9,10,25,26].…”