Popliteal Scoring Assessment for Vascular Extremity Injuries in Trauma Score Fulfills the Need for a New Reporting Standard in Lower Extremity Vascular Trauma

Abstract

Popliteal artery injuries portend the highest risk of limb loss of lower extremity vascular trauma. Numerous studies demonstrated need for a revised scoring system, which is simplified and more objective. Utilization of such a score should be as a reporting standard rather than a preoperative determination of limb salvage. POPliteal Scoring Assessment for Vascular Extremity Injuries in Trauma (POPSAVEIT) is a validated score providing a simple and practical means to stratify patients on initial assessment into low- and high-risk categories for amputation.