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@entity1 @entity1317 @entity130 @entity1504
Thirty-two @entity1 were operated upon for suspected @entity1317 following penetrating wounds of the groin. This injury is not uncommon, the @entity1 survive to reach the hospital, and they require aggressive management. @entity1504 was found in 23 of the @entity1 ; there were no deaths and only one amputation. Eighteen of the 23 who had @entity130 were in shock upon arrival at the hospital. Of those subsequently found to have no vessel damage, none was in shock. Pulses distal to the injury were noted in six of the 23 @entity1 . Arteriograms performed and interpreted by the surgery residents were helpful but not completely reliable. The repaired vessel must be covered adequately with viable tissue. The one amputation was in a @entity1 in whom there was insufficient tissue to cover the repaired vessel. We conclude that general surgeons should be capable of managing this @entity1317 .
