Fracture of the proximal humerus with injury to the axillary artery in a boy aged 13 years

G D Wera; D M Friess; P O Getty; D G Armstrong; S H Lacey; H R Baele

doi:10.1302/0301-620X.88B11.18164

Fracture of the proximal humerus with injury to the axillary artery in a boy aged 13 years

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Nov;88(11):1521-3. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B11.18164.

Authors

G D Wera¹, D M Friess, P O Getty, D G Armstrong, S H Lacey, H R Baele

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospitals of Cleveland, USA. gwera@yahoo.com

PMID: 17075102
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B11.18164

Abstract

Fractures of the proximal humerus with concomitant vascular injury are rare in children. We describe the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of a fracture of the proximal humerus in association with an axillary artery injury in a child.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Axillary Artery / injuries*
Axillary Artery / surgery
Brachial Artery / surgery
Hematoma / etiology
Hematoma / surgery
Humans
Male
Shoulder Fractures / complications*
Shoulder Fractures / surgery
Treatment Outcome