Junctional

Zone that spans the Root of an Extremity → Adjacent Body Cavity

• NO Torniquet application
• Major Blood Vessels
  • Risk of Profuse Bleeding
• Type 1: Wound is within Junctional Zone, surgery possible WITHOUT entering Adjacent Body Cavity
• Type 2: Wound is within Junctional Zone, surgery possible WITH Entrance to Body Cavity
• Causes

Anatomy

• Vasculature
• Innervation

Management

• Haemorrhage
• Bone/Soft Tissue