Abstract

Vascular complications in closed clavicular fractures are uncommon, with an incidence of only 0.4%. Subclavian artery injury can present acutely or can have a delayed presentation with arm ischemia. We report the case of an undetected subclavian pseudoaneurysm in a patient with a nonunion fracture clavicle who was referred with persistent ischemia following attempted brachial embolectomy at another center, along with a review of literature to support the hypothesis that in addition to repair of the aneurysm, treatment of the psuedarthrosis by fixation of the clavicle is essential.

Details

Title
Recurrent peripheral embolism following nonunion of the clavicle
Author
Sen, Indrani; Varghese, Viju; Stephen, Edwin; Poonnoose, Pradeep
Pages
329-331
Publication year
2014
Publication date
May 2014
Publisher
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd.
ISSN
00195413
e-ISSN
19983727
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1529115883
Copyright
Copyright Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd May 2014