Open traumatic scapulothoracic dissociation: Case report of a rare injury

Abstract

Open traumatic scapulothoracic dissociation is a rare and devastating injury. We are reporting a 21-year-old male factory worker who sustained a traumatic open scapulothoracic dissociation. His left arm was caught in conveyer belts resulting the arm, scapula, clavicle, and pectoral muscle torn from the body by tremendous traction force. He presented with pulseless, flail and cold limb and was promptly resuscitated and surgically managed with forequarter amputation. Keywords: Traumatic, Open, Scapulothoracic dissociation, Forequarter amputation