Civilian vascular trauma of the upper extremity.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1986
Abstract
One hundred forty-three patients with 163 upper extremity vascular injuries were reviewed. Penetrating trauma accounted for 94% of the injuries and blunt trauma for 6%. Absent pulses are not a completely reliable sign of upper extremity arterial injury. The most frequently injured upper extremity vessel is the brachial artery, followed in decreasing frequency by ulnar, radial, and axillary arterial injuries and axillary venous injuries. The most common technique of vascular repair was end-to-end anastomosis, followed by vein graft interposition. No amputations were required. Despite excellent results of vascular reconstruction, functional impairment due to associated nerve injuries was a distressingly predominant finding.
Volume
26
Issue
1
First Page
63
Last Page
67
ISSN
0022-5282
Published In/Presented At
Orcutt, M. B., Levine, B. A., Gaskill, H. V., & Sirinek, K. R. (1986). Civilian vascular trauma of the upper extremity. The Journal of trauma, 26(1), 63–67. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005373-198601000-00012
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
3941431
Department(s)
Fellows and Residents
Document Type
Article