Intrathoracic displacement of the humeral head in a trauma patient

Fracture and intrathoracic displacement of the humeral head is the result of severe high energy trauma and are extremely rare. Because of the exceedingly limited number of cases, appropriate treatment modality remains unclear. Hitherto, we describe a unique case of thoracic aorta injury caused by fr...

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Autores principales: Jun-song, Wu, Jing-Yu, Du, Zhi-Qiang, Wen, Fang, Guo, Xiang-Jin, Lin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3491799/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23162158
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.101050
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author Jun-song, Wu
Jing-Yu, Du
Zhi-Qiang, Wen
Fang, Guo
Xiang-Jin, Lin
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description Fracture and intrathoracic displacement of the humeral head is the result of severe high energy trauma and are extremely rare. Because of the exceedingly limited number of cases, appropriate treatment modality remains unclear. Hitherto, we describe a unique case of thoracic aorta injury caused by fragmented humeral head. Purposeful medical examination and fast locating of the humeral head fragment are crucial for the selection of appropriate treatment modality. Early aggressive intervention, e.g., emergency thoracoscopy exploring, can be performed to treat potential thoracic complications.
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spelling pubmed-34917992012-11-16 Intrathoracic displacement of the humeral head in a trauma patient Jun-song, Wu Jing-Yu, Du Zhi-Qiang, Wen Fang, Guo Xiang-Jin, Lin Indian J Orthop Case Report Fracture and intrathoracic displacement of the humeral head is the result of severe high energy trauma and are extremely rare. Because of the exceedingly limited number of cases, appropriate treatment modality remains unclear. Hitherto, we describe a unique case of thoracic aorta injury caused by fragmented humeral head. Purposeful medical examination and fast locating of the humeral head fragment are crucial for the selection of appropriate treatment modality. Early aggressive intervention, e.g., emergency thoracoscopy exploring, can be performed to treat potential thoracic complications. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3491799/ /pubmed/23162158 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.101050 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Orthopaedics http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Jun-song, Wu
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