title: Radial artery injury in association with fractures of the trapezium.
abstract: Three cases of trapezial fractures in which the radial artery was injured are reported. The injuries occurred during the initial trauma in one, when internal fixation was done in the second, and during hardware removal in the third. Six cadaveric wrists were dissected to study the relationship between the course of the artery and the trapezium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, USA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Checroun
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Mekhail
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Ebraheim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*