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Late haemorrhage from the subclavian vein due to a fracture of the first rib.
Lesions of the subclavian vessels due to closed chest injury are rare. Berga et all, reported during a five year period a 0.2 per cent incidence of lesions of the subclavian artery, in patients with closed chest injury. Pain and swelling were consistent findings in patients with traumatic lesions of the subclavian artery. Absence of peripheral pulsations or murmurs were occasionally found. In s...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet
سال: 1906
ISSN: 0140-6736
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(01)83754-5