Femoral and Above-Knee Popliteal Injuries

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Fig. 22.1 A Special Operations Forces Tactical Tourniquet (SOFTT) controls hemorrhage from a popliteal artery injury (a), coupled with a plain radiograph showing a fracture of the supracondylar femur (b,…

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Overview of Chest Trauma

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Fig. 11.1 Surface landmarks of the chest. The craniocaudal border of the chest is therefore defined as the clavicle to the costal margin. Posteriorly, the inferior border lies at the…

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Radial, Ulnar, and Hand Injuries

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and John B. Hijjawi2 (1) Department of Surgery, Hofstra North Shore – LIJ School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY, USA (2) Departments of Plastic Surgery and General Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee,…

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Endovascular Considerations in Vascular Trauma

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and Nicholas M. Southard1 (1) Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA   7.1 Introduction 7.2 General Considerations 7.2.1 Basic Techniques 7.2.2 Systems Issues 7.2.3…

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Diagnosis of Vascular Trauma

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Fig. 3.1 Hybrid operating room 3.3 Techniques 3.3.1 Chest Radiography Simple anteroposterior chest radiographs may demonstrate signs of blunt aortic injury. The classic sign is a widened mediastinum. While this…

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Below-Knee Popliteal, Tibial, and Foot Injuries

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Fig. 23.1 Cross-sectional anatomy of the infrapopliteal arterial system The PT is easily approached through a longitudinal incision in the skin and deep fascia approximately 2–3 cm posterior to the…

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Axillary and Brachial Injuries

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Fig. 9.1 The axillary artery is defined anatomically by the lateral margin of the first rib proximally and lateral edge of the teres major muscle distally. In its proximally protected…

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Thoracic Aortic Injuries

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Fig. 13.1 Lateral view of the great vessels of the aorta 13.2.3 Descending Aorta The descending aorta begins after the ligamentum arteriosum and travels to the aortic hiatus at the…

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Utilization of Shunting

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Fig. 28.1 Operative exposure of the right popliteal artery shunted with a long external (or looped) Sundt© vascular shunt in the presence of concomitant orthopedic injury (not visualized) The wars…

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Iliac Vein Injuries

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Fig. 20.1 Normal anatomy of the iliac arteries and veins. IVC inferior vena cava, CIV common iliac vein, EIV external iliac vein, IIV internal iliac vein, CIA common iliac artery,…

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