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Limb salvage in patients who have sustained major extremity vascular trauma during wartime has increased signifi cantly over time: World War II, 50%; Korean War, 87%; and Vietnam, 92%.1–3 This increased salvage rate is attributed to arterial reconstruction. Delay in revascularization continues to hamper limb salvage both in military settings as well as civilian trauma settings. Damage control surgery
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