Citation

Bolgiano EB, Vachon DA, Barish RA, Browne BJ. J. Emerg. Med. 1990; 8(1): 35-40.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore 21201.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2191028

Abstract

We report the case of a patient who sustained a high-pressure water jet injury to the thigh while cleaning industrial piping. The patient presented with a puncture wound to the anterior thigh and a pulseless foot. Emergency arteriography was performed that revealed complete disruption of the superficial femoral artery. The patient underwent surgical exploration and debridement, and a successful repair of the disrupted artery was performed with a prosthetic arterial graft. A discussion of high-pressure water jet injuries and their management is presented.

Language: en