Delayed Axillary Artery Occlusion after Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Axillary artery injury has been associated with shoulder dislocation and surgery. We describe a case of delayed axillary artery occlusion after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. The injury was confirmed by Doppler and angiography and was treated with angioplasty and stenting. Early recognition an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ghanem, Omar M., Sacco, Jana, Heitmiller, Richard F., Gashti, Seyed Mojtaba
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983348/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27555975
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5463514
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Sumario:Axillary artery injury has been associated with shoulder dislocation and surgery. We describe a case of delayed axillary artery occlusion after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. The injury was confirmed by Doppler and angiography and was treated with angioplasty and stenting. Early recognition and treatment of this injury are mandatory for patients' recovery.

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