@article{ref1,
title="Blunt popliteal artery injuries",
journal="New Zealand medical journal",
year="1996",
author="Smith, Lesley",
volume="109",
number="1030",
pages="362-363",
abstract="AIMS: To survey the recent results of vascular damage resulting from knee injuries at Middlemore Hospital. METHOD: A group of sixteen patients treated between 1980-92 were retrospectively analysed. RESULTS: One patient failed a grafting procedure and required a below knee amputation. Another patient lost two muscle compartments with its associated disability, as a result of pressure necrosis from the acute compartment syndrome. The remaining patients were successfully revascularised. CONCLUSION: Unless revascularisation is quickly achieved popliteal artery damage associated with knee injuries will lead to frequent leg amputation.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0028-8446",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}