Kumar Vishal,R.H.H. Arjun,Aggarwal Sameer,John Rakesh,Kishan Rama.[J].Chin J Traumatol,2015,18(5):302-303. [doi]

Iatrogenic brachial artery injury during pinning of supracondylar fracture of humerus: A rare injury

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KeyWord: Supracondylar humerus fractures Complication Catrogenic neuro-vascular injuries

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Author Name	Affiliation
Kumar Vishal	Department of Orthopaedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
R.H.H. Arjun	Department of Orthopaedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Aggarwal Sameer	Department of Orthopaedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
John Rakesh	Department of Orthopaedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Kishan Rama	Department of Orthopaedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

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Complications following supracondylar fracture of humerus are well-known. Pre- and post-operative complications have been documented in the literature. Neurovascular injury due to fracture fragments following this type of fracture is described. Iatrogenic brachial artery during surgical treatment of this fracture is unknown to the literature. So we report a rare case of iatrogenic brachial artery injury during pinning of supracondylar fracture of humerus and try to create awareness to the surgeons that such injuries can occur with improper operative techniques.

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