Fatal axillary artery injury following anterior dislocation of the shoulder
Lodding, P.; Angerås, U.
Annales Chirurgiae et Gynaecologiae 77(3): 125-127
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0355-9521 PMID: 3223732 Document Number: 311829
A case of longitudinal tearing of the axillary artery is reported following anterior dislocation of the shoulder in an 87-year old woman, resulting in fatal haemorrhage. Atherosclerosis of the axillary artery and a history of previous dislocation of the affected shoulder were predisposing factors.
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