Successful salvage of a crushed upper limb and reconstruction of brachial artery injury using a saphenous venous graft
A crushed upper limb presents a rare entity seen in trauma patients, often resulting in a significant functional disability. We report a case of a 28-year-old male patient who presented with a crush injury to his upper limb after sustaining a motor vehicle accident. Computed tomography angiography showed an abrupt cutoff of the brachial artery proximal to the elbow joint with no contrast filling distally. Revascularization was successfully done using a saphenous venous graft. This case describes a successful revascularization attempt beyond the golden 6 hours.
Authors
- Abdelhalim A. Abdelmohsen
- Fatima M. AlSinan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3185-7536)
- Rana Ali Alshowaiey
- Mohammed Abdullah Alsaqer
Institutions
- Dammam Central Hospital (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2025.101786
- Primary Topic
- Vascular Procedures and Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00