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20403955

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-4-20
pubmed:abstractText
Acute limb-threatening ischemia is a vascular surgical emergency. Traditionally, 4 to 6 hours are usually available from the onset of acute ischemia to successfully revascularize before irreversible damage occurs. The presence of ischemic rigor traditionally represents irreparable local damage to muscle in the adult population and is an indication for limb amputation. Although the literature is scarce on this topic, few authors have reported superior limb salvage rates in pediatric patients despite the presence of severely impaired arterial perfusion. We present a case of a 10-year-old girl with rigor of the left lower extremity, who underwent surgical reperfusion for acute ischemia approximately 14 hours after the initiation of symptoms. The patient presented with an insensate and paralyzed limb. Pulsatile flow was restored to her lower extremity. She regained protective sensation and suffered no significant sequelae of systemic reperfusion syndrome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1938-9116
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
315-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional limb salvage following muscle rigor in a pediatric patient.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Vascular Surgery, Gonda (Goldschmied) Vascular Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports