[Surgical treatment results in arterial injuries of the extremities in childhood].

The authors present their analysis of the surgical treatment of 20 children with injured peripheral arteries. In 14 cases a venous autograft was used for a reconstruction of the artery, in 3 cases lateral sutures were made and in 3 children the artery was ligated. In 7 cases a suture of the nerve and osteosynthesis were necessary. Remote results of the treatment observed in 15 children within the terms from 1 to 10 years and longer have shown that the venous autotransplant were functioning normally and provided a normal growth and functioning of the extremity. Functional disorders were observed following a ligation of major arteries.