Distribution of upper and lower extremity vascular injuries in VAVIS cohort of 527 service members
| Upper extremity vascular injuries | |||
| Arterial injuries | Venous injuries | ||
| Veterans (n) | 227 | Veterans (n) | 35 |
| Extremity affected (n) | Extremity affected (n) | ||
| Left | 132 | Left | 18 |
| Right | 114 | Right | 20 |
| Left only | 119 | Left only | 15 |
| Right only | 106 | Right only | 19 |
| Bilateral | 2 | Bilateral | 1 |
| Artery injured (n) | Vein injured (n) | ||
| Subclavian | 2 | Subclavian | 1 |
| Axillary | 15 | Axillary | 9 |
| Brachial | 106 | Brachial | 14 |
| Radial | 58 | Radial | 1 |
| Ulnar | 51 | Ulnar | 3 |
| Hand | 1 | Superficial | 7 |
| Unspecified | 13 | Unspecified | 3 |
| Total arteries | 246 | Total veins | 38 |
| Lower extremity vascular injuries | |||
| Arterial injuries | Venous injuries | ||
| Veterans (n) | 278 | Veterans (n) | 119 |
| Extremity affected (n) | Extremity affected (n) | ||
| Left | 162 | Left | 71 |
| Right | 155 | Right | 69 |
| Left only | 134 | Left only | 55 |
| Right only | 131 | Right only | 58 |
| Bilateral | 13 | Bilateral | 6 |
| Artery injured (n) | Vein injured (n) | ||
| Common femoral | 11 | External iliac | 2 |
| Profunda femoral | 9 | Common femoral | 14 |
| Superficial femoral | 93 | Profunda femoral | 4 |
| Femoral branch | 2 | Superficial femoral | 39 |
| Femoral unspecified | 24 | Femoral branch | 1 |
| Popliteal | 78 | Femoral unspecified | 5 |
| Tibial/peroneal | 79 | Popliteal | 32 |
| Sural | 1 | Tibial/peroneal | 21 |
| Dorsalis pedis | 2 | Medial plantar | 1 |
| Medial plantar | 1 | Saphenous | 12 |
| Unspecified | 17 | Unspecified | 9 |
| Total arteries | 317 | Total veins | 140 |
VAVIS, VA Vascular Injury Study.