Axillary Artery Injury Associated with Dislocated or Displaced Proximal Humeral Fracture: A Report of 3 Cases.

Sadaki Mitsuzawa Shinnosuke Yamashita Yoshihiro Tsukamoto Hisataka Takeuchi Satoshi Ota Eijiro Onishi Tadashi Yasuda

Published in: JBJS case connector (2024)

In cases of proximal humeral fractures with significant displacement, concomitant axillary artery injury must be assessed and if there is a high index of suspicion, prompt advanced imaging is necessary.

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