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Axillary artery compromise in a minimally displaced proximal humerus fracture: a case report

Minimally displaced fractures of the surgical neck of the humerus are rarely associated with axillary artery injury. The innocuous appearance of the x-rays can be misleading and a missed arterial injury in these fractures could potentially lead to disastrous consequences. We report the case of a pat...

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Autores principales: Sukeik, Mohamed, Vashista, Girish, Shaath, Nebal
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2803971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20062631
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-9308