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Case Reports
. 1994 Dec;19(6):788-90.
doi: 10.1016/0266-7681(94)90259-3.

The use of a shunting catheter for a ruptured brachial artery following open elbow dislocation

M M al-Qattan  1 , R M Zuker, M J Weinberg, N Mckee, J McCall
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Case Reports

The use of a shunting catheter for a ruptured brachial artery following open elbow dislocation

M M al-Qattan et al. J Hand Surg Br. 1994 Dec.

Abstract

A rare case of rupture of the brachial artery with distal ischaemia following open elbow dislocation in a child is reported. The use of a shunting catheter successfully maintained the distal circulation until definitive branchial artery reconstruction was performed.

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