TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1980//
TI  - Arterial combat injuries of the upper extremity
JO  - Journal of trauma
A1  - Adar, R.
A1  - Schramek, A.
A1  - Khodadadi, J.
A1  - Zweig, A.
A1  - Golcman, L.
A1  - Romanoff, H.
SP  - 297
EP  - 302
VL  - 20
IS  - 4
N2  - The results of treatment of 101 combat injuries of the upper extremities are reported. There were 84 acute injuries and 17 late complications. There was a high incidence of associated fractures (35%) and nerve lesions (51%). Over half the injuries were repaired by saphenous vein graft replacement. There were seven early amputations related to a long delay before treatment, extensive tissue damage, and sepsis with delayed hemorrhage. There were no late amputations, but residual neurologic damage gave a less than perfect result in 32 extremities. Two injuries resulted in Volkmann's contracture. Fracture specific to the management of upper-extremity arterial injuries are outlined.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-5282
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -