Crutch-related acute arterial thrombosis in upper limb: case report

Case report of an acute arterial obstruction in the upper limb secondary to thrombosis of the axillary artery caused by chronic use of crutches. The authors make a brief review of the literature and discuss it in relation to the present case.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maurício dos Reis Basílio, Alex Aparecido Cantador, Giovani José Dal Poggetto Molinari, Fábio Hüsemann Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2014-12-01
Series:Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-54492014000400340&lng=en&tlng=en