A neglected closed elbow dislocation with complete brachial artery injury

Dear Sir,
While brachial artery injury frequently accompanies penetrating injuries of the elbow, open fractures,and open dislocations of the elbow, the injury is rarely seen with closed elbow dislocations (0.5 %) [1,2]. The rich collateral circulation at the elbow may mask the brachial artery injury symptoms during the early period [3]. We treated a patient with bracial artery injury who required treatment because of elbow dislocation a week ago.