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Balakrishnan, Chenicheri; De Mercurio, Jeffrey; Gursel, Eti
Canadian journal of plastic surgery, 02/2005, Letnik: 13, Številka: 1Journal Article
Isolated injury to the radial or ulnar artery results in no significant complications in patients who undergo repair or ligation of the injured artery. However, ligation of both infrabrachial vessels of the upper extremity is associated with limb loss from ischemia due to lack of collateral circulation. A rare case of acute ligation of both the radial and ulnar arteries in a drug abuser where collateral vessels preserved the circulation to the hand is reported.
