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Fatal axillary artery injury following anterior dislocation of the shoulder
Annales Chirurgiae Et Gynaecologiae
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
A case of longitudinal tearing of the axillary artery is reported following anterior dislocation of the shoulder in an 87-year old woman, resulting in fatal haemorrhage. Atherosclerosis of the axillary artery and a history of previous dislocation of the affected shoulder were predisposing factors.