Table 1 Demographics of patients with lower leg arterial injury
From: Management algorithm of external fixation in lower leg arterial injury for limb salvages
Demographics | Case (N = 88) |
|---|---|
Age, years, mean ± SD | 32.7 ± 10.8, (range 16–65) |
Gender | Â |
 Males | 72 |
 Females | 16 |
The mechanisms of injury | Â |
 Motor vehicle accident trauma | 40 |
 Bruise injury caused by heavy objects | 34 |
 Falling injury | 3 |
 Twist injury by working machines | 8 |
 Cutting injury | 1 |
 Explosion injury | 2 |
The types of arterial injury | Â |
 Popliteal artery | 35 (36 legs) |
 Anterior tibial artery | 16 (20 legs) |
 Posterior tibial artery | 17 (20 legs) |
 Anterior and posterior tibial artery | 20 (22 legs) |
The types of skeletal fracture | Â |
 Upper 1/3 tib/fib | 40 (44 legs) |
 Middle 1/3 tib/fib | 18 (22 legs) |
 Distal 1/3 tib/fib | 28 (30 legs) |
 Traumatic knee dislocation | 2 (2 legs) |
Soft tissue injury | Â |
 Open (Gustilo IIIc) | 80 (88 legs) |
 Closed | 8 (10 legs) |
Injury evaluation | Â |
 AIS score, mean ± SD | 10.1 ± 1.0, (range 9–12) |
 MESS score, mean ± SD | 5.8 ± 1.4, (range 2–10) |
 ISS score, mean ± SD | 18.5 ± 2.5, (range 15–22) |
Injury to Surgery time, hours, mean ± SD | 5.5 ± 3.2, (range 3–12) |