Civilian arterial trauma of the upper extremity. An 11 year experience in 267 patients. Am J Surg 1984 Dec;148(6):796-9
Date
12/01/1984Pubmed ID
6507753DOI
10.1016/0002-9610(84)90440-9Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0021683277 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 58 CitationsAbstract
Two hundred ninety-eight arterial injuries in 269 upper extremities were reviewed. Penetrating agents accounted for 250 injuries (93 percent) and blunt trauma for 19 (7 percent). Fifty-nine axillary, 126 brachial, 65 radial, and 48 ulnar arteries were damaged. Twenty-six extremities had more than one artery injured. The initial vascular examination revealed no abnormalities or was equivocal in 16 percent of all patients and in 32 percent of those with axillary artery injuries. Adjacent upper extremity structures were injured in 195 limbs (73 percent). Resection and primary anastomosis (54 percent) or vein interposition grafting (26 percent) were the most frequent methods of repair. Two deaths (0.7 percent) occurred and four amputations (1.5 percent) were required. Distal pulses were present at discharge in 93 percent of the evaluable extremities. Despite excellent success with arterial reconstruction, functional results were limited by associated nerve injuries. One hundred fifty patients (49 percent) had nerve deficits at discharge, and 71 (27 percent) had serious functional limitations.
Author List
Borman KR, Snyder WH 3rd, Weigelt JAMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Aged
Arm
Arteries
Axillary Artery
Brachial Artery
Child
Child, Preschool
Humans
Middle Aged
Neurologic Manifestations
Shock, Traumatic
Wounds, Gunshot
Wounds, Nonpenetrating
Wounds, Penetrating
