ABSTRACT
This prospective study was conducted at Jinnah Hospital, Lahore over a period of sixty months. Patients between the ages 18-32 years presenting with Vascular Trauma in A/E department were included in the study. Gender distribution was 36 males and 8 females. The vascular trauma was as follows: 5 radial arteries, 5 posterior tibial arteries, 14 femoral arteries, 7 popliteal arteries, 1 popliteal vein, 3 axillary artery, 5 brachial, 1 external iliac artery, 2 IVC and 1 Infrarenal aorta. All of these patients were managed surgically. The end results for all were patent vessels except 2 [1 popliteal vein and 1 external iliac artery ligated] with functional limbs averting deaths and preventing life long disabilities thereby improving the quality of life and productivity as a human being