Critical ischemia and myonecrotic sepsis following scapulothoracic dissociation in the setting of apparent hand perfusion

Abstract. Scapulothoracic dissociation is a rare and devastating injury to the shoulder girdle. It is often caused by traction or severe blunt trauma injury to the upper extremity and is associated with both neurologic and vascular injuries. Scapulothoracic dissociation is a highly morbid and rare i...

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Main Authors: Joseph T. Labrum, IV, MD, Mihir J. Desai, MD, Thomas C. Naslund, MD, William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2019-12-01
Series:OTA International
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/OI9.0000000000000048