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    World J Emerg Surg. 2008 Jul 22;3:25.

    Delayed presentation of Subclavian venous thrombosis following undisplaced clavicle fracture.

    Kochhar T, Jayadev C, Smith J, Griffiths E, Seehra K.

    Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, Queen's Hospital Romford, Essex, UK. tonykochhar@gmail.com.

    ABSTRACT: Medial clavicle fractures are uncommon, accounting for approximately 5 percent of all clavicle fractures. Vascular injuries are uncommon but are recognised as either an immediate complication due to transection of the vessel by the displaced fracture, or as a late complication, secondary to compression from abundant callus formation. We present an unusual case of positional venous insufficiency in the upper limb as an immediate complication of a closed, minimally displaced clavicle fracture, with secondary subclavian venous thrombosis formation eleven days following the injury.

    PMID: 18647403 [PubMed - in process]

    PMCID: 2494990

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