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Case of closed elbow dislocation and brachial artery rupture

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The case of a closed elbow dislocation with complete rupture of the brachial artery and its veins is described. This combination of injuries is rather rare and only 25 cases were found in the literature. The sharp lesion of the vessels was remarkable, probably due to the edge of the distally ruptured capsule. Immediate revision with suture of the vessels and an immobilization for three weeks gave a good result.

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Es wird der Fall einer geschlossenen Ellenbogenluxation mit kompletter Durchtrennung der A. brachialis und ihrer Begleitvenen beschrieben. Diese äußerst seltene Verletzungskombination findet sich in der Literatur bis dato lediglich 25mal. Erstaunlich war die annähernd scharfe Durchtrennung der Gefäße, die vermutlich durch den stehengebliebenen Rand der distal ausgerissenen Gelenkkapsel bewirkt wurde. Sofortige Revision mit direkter Gefäßnaht und Venenpatch und anschließender 3wöchiger Ruhigstellung führten zur Restitutio ad integrum.

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Nicoloff, M., Dittmer, H. Case of closed elbow dislocation and brachial artery rupture. Unfallchirurg 102, 329–331 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001130050411

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