Axillary artery injury after an anterior shoulder fracture dislocation and “periosteal sleeve avulsion of the rotator cuff” (SARC). Case report and review of the literature

Ash Chehata; F. Hamish Morgan; Luke Bonato

Trauma Case Reports (Apr 2017)

Axillary artery injury after an anterior shoulder fracture dislocation and “periosteal sleeve avulsion of the rotator cuff” (SARC). Case report and review of the literature

Ash Chehata,
F. Hamish Morgan,
Luke Bonato

Affiliations

Ash Chehata: Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Australia
F. Hamish Morgan: Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Australia; Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Alfred Health, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Corresponding author at: 42 Rothesay Ave, Malvern East, VIC 3145, Australia.
Luke Bonato: Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Australia; Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8
pp. 5 – 10

Abstract

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We present the rare complication of an axillary artery injury associated with an anterior dislocation of the humerus and what we believe to be the first reported periosteal sleeve avulsion of the entire rotator cuff (SARC). We review the literature and discuss the cause of this unusual injury pattern. Keywords: Axillary artery, Shoulder fracture dislocation, Periosteal sleeve avulsion, SARC

Published in Trauma Case Reports

ISSN: 2352-6440 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
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