SUBCLAVIAN VEIN THROMBOSIS FOLLOWING FRACTURE OF THE CLAVICLE: CASE REPORT
- Terra, Bernardo Barcellos
- Cocco, Luiz Fernando
- Ejnisman, Benno
- Fernandes, Hélio Jorge Alvachian
- dos Reis, Fernando Baldy
Publication date
April 2011
DOI Publisher
Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda.Abstract
ABSTRACTDeep vein thrombosis in the upper limbs is uncommon in the orthopedic literature. We report on a case of subclavian vein thrombosis that occurred during conservative treatment of a fracture in the middle third of the clavicle. This is difficult to diagnose and requires a high degree of suspicion. Treating it may prevent fatal thromboembolism. In some rare cases, it has been described in association with fractures of the clavicle
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