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. 1989;11(3):211-4.
doi: 10.1007/BF02337824.

The arterial supply of the clavicle

F W Knudsen  1 , M Andersen, C Krag
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The arterial supply of the clavicle

F W Knudsen et al. Surg Radiol Anat. 1989.

Abstract

This report based on delineation of the arterial system with 3 component plastic material on 10 human cadavers describes the arterial supply to the clavicle. The study was performed in 2 parts. One part, which showed the total arterial supply to the clavicle and one part with selective injections of the relevant arteries, with the intention of finding a central nutrient arterial supply to the clavicle. Three arteries were found to supply the clavicle: the suprascapular a.; the thoracoacromial a.; and the internal thoracic (mammary) a. The main supply was primarily periosteal. No nutrient artery was found.

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