Sean Taylor Shot in the Thigh (UPDATED 6:54 PM)

[NYCSkin]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

If he was indeed shot in the femoral artery is it true to keep him alive they may need to amputate his leg?

Amputation is generally predicated on the extent of the blunt trauma to the femoral artery, the amount of vascular reconstruction needed, whether associated vessels were injured, and whether his tibia was fractured by the bullet. If his injury incorporates many (or all) of these variables--then the rate of amputation increases.