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FIRST LIMB SALVAGE FOLLOWING VASCULAR TRAUMA OF LOWER LIMB AT LAAYOUNE HOSPITAL IN THE SOUTH OF MOROCCO

Abdelkarim Kharroubi*, Othmane Zizi and Chafiq Kardali

ABSTRACT

Vascular injuries are increasing each day; and those of the high popliteal artery are still of grave prognosis, with a mortality of 5 to 10% and an amputation rate of 20 to 30%. We report the case of a young patient, who had trauma of the left lower limb with stabbing ischemia post traumatic, the angioscanner objectified a lesion of the high popliteal artery with arrest of arterial circulation downstream. The patient underwent arterial revascularization and lower limb salvage for the first time in Laayoune in the southern Moroccan kingdom. The evolution was favorable with good recovery of the patient. The prognosis of post-traumatic ischemia depends mainly on the severity of the trauma, the associated lesions and the time of care which is multidisciplinary, hence the importance of regional reference centers with specialized teams.

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