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. 2009 Feb 13;4:4. doi: 10.1186/1749-799X-4-4

Table 1.

Profile of patients with mangled extremity

Patient Gender Age (years) Mechanism of Injury Upper/or Lower Extremity Ischemia time MESI Score MESS Score Results
1 F 75 MVA Distal femur 8 h 15 6 Death – Multiple organ failure 24 h postop
2 M 29 Farmyard injury Proximal tibia 7 h 16 6 Sepsis – Amputation 2 weeks postop
3 M 25 MVA Knee joint 6.5 h 15 6 Death – Pulmonary embolism 5 days postop
4 M 47 Industrial Proximal tibia 7.5 h 16 6 Death – Sepsis 2 weeks postop
5 M 11 Farmyard injury Elbow joint 11 h 20 8 Sepsis – Amputation 7 days postop
6 M 25 Industrial Distal humerus 8.5 h 20 6 Sepsis – Amputation 10 days postop
7 M 18 MVA Ankle 6 h 20 8 Sepsis – Amputation 5 days postop
8 M 8 Farmyard injury Ankle 9 h 21 8 Vein/Artery thrombosis – Amputation 3 days postop
9 M 25 MVA Middle femur - 20 7 Compartment syndrome – Amputation 11 days postop
10 M 17 Farmyard injury Proximal humerus 7.5 h 20 8 Vein/Artery thrombosis – Amputation 3 days postop

MVA: Motor Vehicle Accident