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Case Reports
. 2021 Apr 15;14(4):e242740.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242740.

Disappearing pulse: proximal humerus fracture with acute thrombosis of axillary artery

Nikhil Hegde  1 , Raghuraj Suresh Kundangar  2 , Ampar Nishanth  1 , Shyamasunder N Bhat  1
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Case Reports

Disappearing pulse: proximal humerus fracture with acute thrombosis of axillary artery

Nikhil Hegde et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: orthopaedics; trauma.

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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Radiograph showing Neer’s four-part fracture of the left proximal humerus, with gross medial displacement of the distal fragment. (B) Postoperative radiographs following ORIF showing reduced fracture with implant in situ.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Intraoperative clinical photo showing thrombosed section of axillary artery. (B) CT scan showing absent flow in the distal part of the axillary artery close to a bony spike of the distal fracture fragment.
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