Axillary Artery Injury Caused by Fracture of Humerus Neck and Its Repair Using Basilic Vein Graft
Proximal humerus fractures are rarely associated with axillary artery injury. We present a case of a 59-year-old female who had fracture neck humerus along with absent pulsations in the left upper limb after blunt trauma. Computed tomographic angiogram revealed complete occlusion of the left axillar...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2014-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Surgery |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/430583 |