@article{ref1,
title="Penetrating injuries of the brachial artery",
journal="Injury",
year="1995",
author="Degiannis, E. and Levy, R. D. and Sliwa, K. and Potokar, T. and Saadia, R.",
volume="26",
number="4",
pages="249-252",
abstract="This is a retrospective study of 72 patients with non-iatrogenic penetrating injuries of the brachial artery treated between 1991 and 1993. The mechanism of injury was stabbing in 39 per cent, a bullet in 51 per cent, pellets in 4 per cent and a dog bite in 6 per cent. We believe that angiography is rarely indicated, as in all our patients the diagnosis was made on clinical grounds. The proximity of the injury to neurovascular bundles was a poor predictor of arterial injury. One month after discharge 95 per cent of the patients had palpable distal pulses. Long-term morbidity is mainly attributed to associated nerve injuries.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-1383",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}