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- Atlas of Surgical Techniques in Trauma
- Atlas of Surgical Techniques in Trauma
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Section 1 The Trauma Operating Room
- Section 2 Resuscitative Procedures in the Emergency Room
- Section 3 Head
- Section 4 Neck
- Section 5 Chest
- Section 6 Abdomen
- Section 7 Pelvic Fractures and Bleeding
- Section 8 Upper Extremities
- Section 9 Lower Extremities
- Chapter 40 Femoral Artery Injuries
- Chapter 41 Popliteal Vessels
- Chapter 42 Harvesting of Saphenous Vein
- Chapter 43 Lower Extremity Amputations
- Chapter 44 Lower Extremity Fasciotomies
- Section 10 Orthopedic Damage Control
- Section 11 Soft Tissues
- Index
Chapter 43 - Lower Extremity Amputations
from Section 9 - Lower Extremities
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 October 2019
- Atlas of Surgical Techniques in Trauma
- Atlas of Surgical Techniques in Trauma
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Section 1 The Trauma Operating Room
- Section 2 Resuscitative Procedures in the Emergency Room
- Section 3 Head
- Section 4 Neck
- Section 5 Chest
- Section 6 Abdomen
- Section 7 Pelvic Fractures and Bleeding
- Section 8 Upper Extremities
- Section 9 Lower Extremities
- Chapter 40 Femoral Artery Injuries
- Chapter 41 Popliteal Vessels
- Chapter 42 Harvesting of Saphenous Vein
- Chapter 43 Lower Extremity Amputations
- Chapter 44 Lower Extremity Fasciotomies
- Section 10 Orthopedic Damage Control
- Section 11 Soft Tissues
- Index
Summary
Above and below the knee amputations require basic anatomy knowledge of the muscle compartments, nerves, and arteries of the lower extremity.
The thigh has three compartments: anterior, posterior, and medial. The calf has four compartments: the anterior, lateral, or peroneal in addition to the deep and superficial posterior ones.
The lower extremity is perfused by the superficial and deep femoral artery. The superficial femoral artery continues as the popliteal artery after exiting the Hunter’s canal. The popliteal artery bifurcates into tibialis anterior artery and the tibioperoneal trunk. The tibioperoneal trunk gives the fibular artery and continues as the posterior tibial artery. The femoral and sciatic nerves provide innervation to the lower extremity.
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- Atlas of Surgical Techniques in Trauma , pp. 390 - 399Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020