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. 1980 Jun;191(6):727–737. doi: 10.1097/00000658-198006000-00011

Arterial surgery for arm ischemia. A survey of 136 patients.

J H Holleman Jr, J D Hardy, J W Williamson, S Raju, W A Neely
PMCID: PMC1344784  PMID: 7387235

Abstract

A series of 136 patients with upper extremity ischemia requiring operative correction is presented. Causes of the ischemia included trauma, atherosclerosis, embolism, iatrogenic causes, radiation injury, and cervical rib syndrome. Operations included primary repair, various bypass grafts and embolectomy. Illustrative case reports are used to emphasize important points. The subclavian, axillary and brachial arteries have been considered separately. In general, ischemia of the arm caused by a discrete lesion is amenable to surgical correction with an excellent change of success.

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