Acute Digital Ischemia Associated with Closed Injury.

Injury of an artery has a significantly worse prognosis for the patient than a venous injury. Blunt injuries of lower limb digital arteries with the development of acute ischemia present a very rare phenomenon. A crush mechanism with a defect of the non-wetted surface of vessel's inner part and the development of subsequent thromboischemic lesion is essential for the development of ischemia. We report a blunt injury of the right lower limb in a patient after incorrect stepping with subsequent lesion of digital arteries and the development of acute acral ischemia of the right toes.

Citation

David Janák, David Ručka, Jaroslav Kudlička, Vilém Rohn, Jaroslav Lindner, Otomar Kittnar. Acute Digital Ischemia Associated with Closed Injury. Prague medical report. 2015;116(3):239-43

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PMID: 26445396

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