Axillary artery pseudoaneurysm after plate osteosynthesis for a clavicle nonunion: A case report and literature review

Neurovascular complications have been reported from both plate osteosynthesis and intramedullary fixation of midshaft clavicle fractures. We wish to report a case of limb threatening ischemia from screw penetration of the axillary artery after plate osteosynthesis for a clavicle nonunion. A literatu...

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Published inInternational journal of shoulder surgery Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 79 - 82
Main Authors Bain, Gregory I, Galley, Ian J, Keogh, Angus R E, Durrant, Adam W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published South Africa Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2010
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications
Subjects
Arteries
Blood clots
Case Report
Complications and side effects
Fractures
Ischemia
Medical imaging
Veins & arteries
Clavicle
nonunion
pseudoaneurysm
fracture
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Summary:Neurovascular complications have been reported from both plate osteosynthesis and intramedullary fixation of midshaft clavicle fractures. We wish to report a case of limb threatening ischemia from screw penetration of the axillary artery after plate osteosynthesis for a clavicle nonunion. A literature review of vascular trauma from midshaft clavicle fractures is presented.
ISSN:0973-6042
0973-6042
DOI:10.4103/0973-6042.76969