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Subclavian artery laceration following clavicle fracture, successfully treated with a combined endovascular and open surgical approach

Subclavian artery injury is a rare complication of clavicle fracture. The fractured clavicle can lacerate the underlying subclavian artery. Life-threatening haemorrhage can occur secondary to arterial laceration, and if distal blood flow is impaired, upper limb ischaemia can develop. There is little...

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Autores principales: Arnold, Samuel, Gilroy, Darina, Laws, Peter, Kempthorne, Josh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8256726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34215637
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-241382