TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Penetrating injuries of the brachial artery
JO  - Injury
A1  - Degiannis, E.
A1  - Levy, R. D.
A1  - Sliwa, K.
A1  - Potokar, T.
A1  - Saadia, R.
SP  - 249
EP  - 252
VL  - 26
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-1383
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -