Scapulothoracic dissociation is the result of severe blunt trauma or sudden forceful traction applied to the shoulder, simulating a traumatic forequarter amputation but with sparing of the skin. This grievous injury results in injury at three levels: neural, vascular and musculoskeletal. Since the neural damage cannot be ascertained in the acute stage of this injury, wheras the vascular injury ...

Background Subclavian and axillary arteries true aneurysms are rarely seen. The best incision for surgical approach is median sternotomy for intrathoracic right subclavian artery aneurysm, left thoracotomy for intrathoracic left subclavian artery aneurysm and supraclavicular incision for extrathoracic ones. Many surgeons approaches as subclavicular incision, subclavicular incision extending to ...

INTRODUCTION Surgical treatment of symptomatic occlusive lesions of the proximal subclavian artery is infrequently necessary. Carotid subclavian bypass has gained popularity and is now considered standard treatment when stenting is not possible. Exposure of the subclavian artery and bypass grafting onto it is difficult, as the vessel is delicate, thin-walled and located deep in the supraclavicu...

T he glenohumeral joint is the most mobile and one of the most frequently dislocated joints in the human body. Before skeletal maturity, shoulder dislocations are less frequent, and shoulder trauma more often results in fracture through the proximal humeral physis. In a recent epidemiologic study, Zacchilli and Owens found that shoulder dislocations follow a bimodal distribution, with 46.8% occ...

324 © Royal College of Physicians 2014. All rights reserved. Fig 1. (a) and (b) A crush injury a number of months following insertion of a right ventricular pacemaker lead. The lead is transected (arrow). (c) Venogram showing the basilic (BV), cephalic (CV), axillary (AxV) and subclavian (SV) veins. (d) Ultrasound taken at the level shown by the arrow showing the axillary artery (AxA) and vein....

INTRODUCTION The axillary artery presents abnormalities in its origin and course and a variable branching. CASE DESCRIPTION A rare case of axillary artery bifurcation and branching was observed in a 60-years-old European male cadaver of Greek origin. The right axillary artery at the second part was bifurcated into a superficial and a deep brachial artery. The superficial brachial artery anter...

The superficial ulnar artery (SUA) is a rare anatomical variant that usually arises either in the axilla or the arm and runs a superficial course in the forearm, enters the hand, and participates in the formation of superficial palmar arch. During the routine dissection of cadavers in the department of anatomy, whilst preparing the specimen for medical students, an unusual bilateral branch of t...

Objective- Obtaining the normal images ofcolor doppler and estimation ofblood flow velocity parametersof femoral and axillary arteries in dog.Design- Descriptive studyAnimals- 7 healthy adult mixed-breed dogs, weighing 14.3 ± 2.8 kg (mean ± SD).Proceudure- Left and right femoral and axillary arteries of hind and forelimbs were evaluated. Colorand spectral doppler images ofthe each artery were o...

Variations in the arrangement and distribution of brachial plexus and its branches in the infraclavicular part are common and have been reported by several investigators since the 19th century. These variations are significant for the neurologists, surgeons, anesthetists and the anatomists. During routine anatomical dissection of the right axilla and infraclavicular region of a 45-year-old male...