Outcomes of selective tibial artery repair following combat-related extremity injury Capt. Gabriel E. Burkhardt, MD, Lt. Col. Mitchell Cox, MD, Lt. Col. W. Darrin Clouse, MD, Chantel Porras, RN, BSN, Capt. Shaun M. Gifford, MD, Ken Williams, MSc, Capt. Brandon W. Propper, MD, Lt. Col. Todd E. Rasmussen, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 52, Issue 1, Pages 91-96 (July 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.02.017 Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Between March 2003 and September 2008, of the patients with battle-related vascular injuries, 10% had tibial-level vascular occlusions. Twenty-one of these patients underwent autologous vein bypass (Bypass group), while the remaining patients (83) were managed nonoperatively (No Bypass group). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2010 52, 91-96DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2010.02.017) Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Kaplan-Meier actuarial analysis does not demonstrate a difference in amputation-free survival between patients undergoing tibial-level bypass over a 5-year surveillance period. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2010 52, 91-96DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2010.02.017) Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions