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Pseudofracture: An Acute Peripheral Tissue Trauma Model
Published on: April 18, 2011
Acute Presentation of a Pseudoaneurysm After a Proximal Humerus Shaft Fracture: A Case Report
Givenchy Manzano1, Corina Brown1, Karem Harth2
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
Case:
A 69-year-old woman presented with a brachial artery pseudoaneurysm causing median, ulnar, and radial nerve compressive neuropathies 8 weeks after a proximal humerus shaft fracture treated with intramedullary nailing. She underwent a brachial artery bypass with a reverse cephalic vein interposition graft and neurolysis after decompression of a large pseudoaneurysm. Postoperatively, the patient had a normal vascular examination with recovering neurological function.
Conclusions:
A high index of suspicion for a brachial artery pseudoaneurysm should be maintained in patients with a displaced proximal humerus shaft fracture, particularly when an abnormal neurovascular examination is present.
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