Blood vessel injuries

Blood vessel injuries in skeletal trauma
Injuries Blood vessel involved
Upper limb trauma
• Fracture clavicle Subclavian vessels
• Proximal humeral fractures Axillary vessels
• Supracondylar fracture Brachial vessels
of humerus
• Posterior dislocation Brachial vessels
of elbow
• Fracture both bones Anterior interosseous
of the forearm artery
Lower limb trauma
• Dislocation of hip Femoral vessels
• Fracture femur Femoral vessels
• Supracondylar fracture femur Popliteal vessels
• Dislocation of knee Popliteal vessels
• Proximal tibial fractures Posterior tibial vessels
• Fracture tibia and fibula Posterior tibial vessels
• Ankle injuries Posterior tibial vessels