Autologous Internal Iliac Artery Graft in a Popliteal Artery Injury Defect in War Surgery.

A 23-year-old Afghan National Policeman sustained a right popliteal artery injury secondary to a ground-based blast. Initial treatment was an application of a tourniquet, and after triage at a local civilian hospital a shunt was placed, 3 hours after the initial injury, and then was transferred to Kabul for definitive care, 24 hours after injury. Extensive trauma to both legs precluded use of greater saphenous vein as a graft.