Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học quốc tế cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Vascular injuries after minor blunt upper extremity trauma: pitfalls in the recognition and diagnosis of potential "near miss" injuries | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine BioMed Central Open Access Review Vascular injuries after minor blunt upper extremity trauma pitfalls in the recognition and diagnosis of potential near miss injuries Jonathan T Bravman1 Kyros Ipaktchi1 Walter L Biffl2 and Philip F Stahel 1 Address Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Denver Health Medical Center University of Colorado School of Medicine 777 Bannock Street Denver CO 80204 USA and 2Department of Surgery Denver Health Medical Center University of Colorado School of Medicine 777 Bannock Street Denver CO 80204 USA Email Jonathan T Bravman - Kyros Ipaktchi - Walter L Biffl - Philip F Stahel - Corresponding author Published 25 November 2008 Received 17 October 2008 __ _J -- z .z .z Accepted 25 November 2008 Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2008 16 16 doi 1757-7241-16-16 This article is available from http content 16 1 16 2008 Bravman et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract__ Background Low energy trauma to the upper extremity is rarely associated with a significant vascular injury. Due to the low incidence a high level of suspicion combined with appropriate diagnostic algorithms are mandatory for early recognition and timely management of these potentially detrimental injuries. Methods Review of the pertinent literature supported by the presentation of two representative near miss case examples. Results A major diagnostic pitfall is represented by the insidious .
