Battle Injuries of the Arteries in World War Ii

Key Points

• Evaluate the clinical presentation, battlefield medical management, and surgical outcomes of combat-related arterial trauma during World War II.
• Extensive review of historical medical literature and clinical reports concerning battlefield vascular trauma during World War II.
• Evaluation of wartime medical techniques for maintaining arterial circulation, managing wound infections, and preventing limb loss.
• Maintaining distal circulatory blood flow remained extremely difficult under battlefield conditions following major arterial trauma.
• Arterial combat injuries were associated with high rates of secondary wound infection and frequent surgical amputation.