The use of a shunting catheter for a ruptured brachial artery following

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open elbow dislocation. al-Qattan MM. Zuker RM. Weinberg MJ. Mckee N. McCall J. Journal of Hand Surgery - British Volume. 19(6):788-90, 1994 Dec. A rare case of rupture of the brachial artery with distal ischaemia following open elbow dislocation in a child is reported. The use of a shunting catheter successfully maintained the distal circulation until definitive branchial artery reconstruction was performed.