Medicolegal evaluation of vascular injuries of limbs in Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorAsirdizer M.
dc.contributor.authorYavuz M.S.
dc.contributor.authorBuken E.
dc.contributor.authorDaglar S.
dc.contributor.authorUzun I.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:24:31Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:24:31Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractThis study evaluated 372 cases of post-traumatic extremity vessel lesions, for which the Forensic Medicine Council, Istanbul, Turkey prepared medicolegal evaluation reports between 1998 and 2000. The study group (n = 372) comprised of 346 men (93.0%) and 26 women (6.9%), and their ages ranged between 6 and 73 years (30.18±6.13). There were 378 artery (74.5%), and 131 vein injuries (25.5%) out of a total of 509 limb vascular injuries. The most frequently injured arteries and veins were the femoral artery (n = 73), and the deep femoral vein (n = 41), respectively. The causes of injuries were as follows: cutting and stabbing complements, in 160 cases (43.0%); gunshots in 136 cases (36.6%); traffic accidents in 52 cases (14%); work accidents in 23 cases (6.2%); and blunt trauma in one case (0.3%). These injuries were accompanied by local nerve lesions (27.1%), local bone lesions (37.1%), and injuries to other organs (11.0%). The medicolegal assessments by the Forensic Medicine Council showed that there were risk of death in 371 cases. Additionally, there was 'organ dysfunction' in 37 (9.9%) and 'organ loss' in 53 (14.2%) cases. The results of this study suggested that the main causes of severe vascular injuries (i.e. those accompanied by bone and nerve lesions) had serious consequences such as amputation, permanent disorders or loss of function and were caused by gunshot and traffic accidents. © 2003 Elsevier Ltd and AFP. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1016/j.jcfm.2003.11.003
dc.identifier.issn13531131
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/20009
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherChurchill Livingstone
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectartery injury
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectblood vessel injury
dc.subjectblunt trauma
dc.subjectbone injury
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectdeath
dc.subjectdisease severity
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectfemoral artery
dc.subjectfemoral vein
dc.subjectforensic medicine
dc.subjectgunshot injury
dc.subjecthealth care organization
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectlimb amputation
dc.subjectlimb blood vessel
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmedicolegal aspect
dc.subjectnerve lesion
dc.subjectoccupational accident
dc.subjectorgan injury
dc.subjectrisk assessment
dc.subjecttraffic accident
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.subjectvein injury
dc.titleMedicolegal evaluation of vascular injuries of limbs in Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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