The use of a shunting catheter for a ruptured brachial artery following open elbow dislocation.
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.
al-Qattan
M M
MM
Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Zuker
R M
RM
Weinberg
M J
MJ
Mckee
N
N
McCall
J
J
D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D002404:Catheterization; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D000092464:Elbow Injuries