ABSTRACT
History • Popliteal a rtery in juries w ere m anaged in W orld W ar II by ligation o f the
vessel and th is was associated w ith an a m p u ta tio n rate o f 73% . • W ith experience in re co n stru c tio n an d grafting , th e a m p u ta tio n rate was
reduced to 3 2 % d u rin g th e K orean W ar and 2 9 % in V ie tnam .
