@article{ref1,
title="Traumatic popliteal artery occlusion following lower extremity crush injury presenting with isolated patellar dislocation",
journal="American surgeon",
year="2023",
author="Amro, Chris and Parekh, Akshat T. and Diamond, Keith and Lissauer, Matthew E. and Butts, Christopher A.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="While traumatic popliteal artery injury historically has a low incidence, failure to acutely recognize the vascular insult poses a significant risk of limb loss and functional impairment. A 71-year-old male presented with left lower extremity pain in setting of a crush injury working underneath a vehicle resulting in an isolated lateral dislocation of his patella and complete occlusion of the distal popliteal artery. He was taken to the operating room for an in-situ bypass and four-compartment fasciotomy. His hospital stay included three staged washouts/debridements with eventual closure. He was discharged after 38 days to a rehabilitation facility with ability to self-ambulate with assistance within one month. This patient's presentation is unique for his isolated patellar dislocation without associated injuries characteristically associated with a traumatic vascular injury of the popliteal artery and serves to remind the importance of complete examination in the setting of blunt trauma.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-1348",
doi="10.1177/00031348231160846",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00031348231160846"
}