Reconstruction of the brachial artery in supracondylar humerus fractures and forearm dislocations.

Presented herein is an analysis of the short- and long-term results of the treatment of brachial artery injuries in 25 patients with extension supracondylar humerus fractures and anterior forearm dislocations. The cause of arterial injury was a blunt trauma in 11 patients and contused-crushed wounds in 12 cases. In two patients, iatrogenic injury of the brachial artery occurred after reposition of humerus fractures in other medical institutions.

Revascularization in distal lesions of upper extremity arteries.

A study was made of the course of ischemia and hemodynamic disorders in 53 patients with occlusion of the distal arterial system of the upper extremities. Circulation was examined by ultrasound Doppler, tetrapolar rheology, transcutaneous oxymetry and angiography. Critical ischemia was discovered in 58.

Traumatic injuries of the popliteal and tibial arteries: limb ischemia and problems of surgical management.

This paper analyzes the results of examination of 106 patients with traumatic injuries of the popliteal (n=36) and leg arteries (n=70) including gunshot (n=48), punctured and incized (n=32), contused-crushed (n=17) wounds and blunt (n=9) traumas. Sixty-two patients were admitted within 8 hours of injury and 20 within 8 to 24 hours, 24 patients within 1 to 15 days. Sixty-five patients had been rendered first aid at other medical institutions.