PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Luczak, Bernard P.
AU  - Maher, Rory
AU  - Gurfinkel, Ruven
AU  - Teh, Lip G.
TI  - Closed Digital Artery Injury
DP  - 2011 Jun 20
TA  - Ochsner Journal
PG  - 139--142
VI  - 11
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/11/2/139.short
4100  - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/11/2/139.full
SO  - Ochsner J2011 Jun 20; 11
AB  - Closed digital artery injury with secondary acute ischemia is a rare phenomenon. The most common injury pattern involves a crush mechanism with a resultant transverse fracture in proximity to the interphalangeal joints. Secondary acute ischemia requires urgent surgical exploration with digital arterial repair to avoid necrosis and associated decreased hand function. One should exercise an air of caution when examining significant closed trauma; neurovascular normality should be established by an adequately trained physician. We present a case of closed digital artery injury with secondary acute ischemia and a review of current literature.