Ulnar artery pseudoaneurysm after tension band wiring of an olecranon fracture resulting in Volkmann's ischemic contracture: A case report

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Lee, Soon Hyuck ^a   Han, Seung Beom ^a   Jeong, Woong Kyo ^a   Park, Jong Hoon ^a   Park, Si Young ^a   Patil, Sachin ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAST REMOVAL; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; NERVE PARALYSIS; OLECRANON FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNAR ARTERY FALSE ANEURYSM; VOLKMANN CONTRACTURE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ANEURYSM, FALSE; ANGIOGRAPHY; BONE WIRES; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC CONTRACTURE; OLECRANON PROCESS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES; ULNAR ARTERY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 76949092531     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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