Fixing vascular injury in time crucial to save limb-Dr Suresh Singla

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Fixing vascular injury in time crucial to save limb-Dr Suresh Singla

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“Vascular trauma needs to be treated on time. Any delay can lead to loss of  blood, sometimes a large amount or formation of a blood clot (thrombosis) thus a possibility of gangrene . Treating vascular trauma can help to save the limp and avoid amputation of limp and life.”

Dr. Suresh Singla, Director-Ortho at Ojas Hospital, Panchkula stated this today.

He said further that timely treatment in compound fracture or open fracture is very important. If a patient with compound fracture with vascular trauma or damage to a blood vessel fails to get treatment in 6-hour, then there are higher chances of him or her to get the complications including infection, maintained Dr Singla.

Fixing vascular injury in time crucial to save limb-Dr Suresh Singla

Compound fracture is a broken bone that penetrates the skin. Because of the risk of infection, there are more often problems associated with healing when a fracture is open to the skin.

Meanwhile in past 6-month the three cases of compound fractures with vascular injury have been provided timely treatment at Ojas.

Recently a man has undergone a successful surgery for compound fracture at Ojas where the broken bone in lower part of his right leg, which came out open after an accident, has restored inside successfully.