Axillary artery injury with proximal humerus epiphyseal separation: a rare case report

Fracture of the proximal humerus associated with vascular injury has rarely been reported in children, and only two cases have been reported in the literature. In adults this combination has been reported more frequently. We present the case of a 14 year old boy with proximal humeral epiphyseal sepa...

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Published in:	Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 189 - 191
Main Authors:	Jalili, Alireza, Mazhar, Farid Najd, Ghahramani, Mohamad H, Bahrabad, Mehrdad
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Iran Tehran University of Medical Sciences 01-11-2012 Iran University of Medical Sciences
Subjects:	Axillary artery injury Case Report Epiphyseal separation Epiphyseal separation Axillary artery injury
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Summary:	Fracture of the proximal humerus associated with vascular injury has rarely been reported in children, and only two cases have been reported in the literature. In adults this combination has been reported more frequently. We present the case of a 14 year old boy with proximal humeral epiphyseal separation and axillary artery injury.
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ISSN:	1016-1430 2251-6840