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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 99-100 |
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Brachial Artery Disruption: Hyperextension of Elbow
Elamurugan Elamaran
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University, Puducherry, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Elamurugan Elamaran
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University, Puducherry
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-0820.186721
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Hyperextension injury to the elbow leading to major neurovascular damage is a rare event without any bony injury or dislocation. We report a case of young male with brachial artery disruption and median nerve paresis due to hyperextension of elbow after a fall while climbing staircase. |
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