Axillary Artery Injuries Secondary to Anterior Dislocation of the Shoulder

Axillary Artery Injuries Secondary to Anterior Dislocation of the Shoulder

We describe a case report of an axillary artery injury after recurrent anterior dislocation of the shoulder. Review of 22 reported cases reveals that 27% are recurrent dislocations, 86% occurred in patients older than 50, 86% of the injuries are in the third part of the axillary artery, and 68% pres...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care Infection, and Critical Care, 1995-09, Vol.39 (3), p.581-583
Hauptverfasser: Gates, Jonathan D., Knox, James B.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Axillary Artery - injuries
Biological and medical sciences
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Humans
Juxtaarticular diseases. Extraarticular rhumatism
Male
Medical sciences
Recurrence
Shoulder Dislocation - complications
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Zusammenfassung:We describe a case report of an axillary artery injury after recurrent anterior dislocation of the shoulder. Review of 22 reported cases reveals that 27% are recurrent dislocations, 86% occurred in patients older than 50, 86% of the injuries are in the third part of the axillary artery, and 68% presented with an axillary mass.
ISSN:0022-5282
1529-8809
DOI:10.1097/00005373-199509000-00030