Brachial artery injury following opened elbow dislocation associated with accessory brachial artery: two rare entities in a 17-year -old girl: case report

Pan Afr Med J. 2015 Mar 19:20:265. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.20.265.3915. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

Elbow dislocations are the most frequently encountered after shoulder dislocations. In their vast majority, these injuries carry a good prognosis. Although, concomitant arterial injury is rare and make them more serious. In this paper, we report a case of a 17 year old woman with opened elbow dislocation with arterial injury associated to an artery variation: "accessory brachial artery".

Keywords: Elbow; accessory brachial artery; arterial injury; dislocation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls
  • Adolescent
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
  • Bone Nails
  • Brachial Artery / abnormalities*
  • Brachial Artery / embryology
  • Brachial Artery / injuries*
  • Brachial Artery / surgery
  • Elbow Injuries*
  • Elbow Joint / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Joint Dislocations / etiology*
  • Joint Dislocations / surgery
  • Median Nerve / injuries*
  • Median Nerve / surgery
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures
  • Veins / injuries