Vascular Injuries to the Extremities following Blunt Trauma: Discussion Paper

Delayed Axillary Artery Injury due to Displacement of Proximal Humeral Fracture

“…Infrequently they are associated with neurovascular injury [ 5 ]. Despite the cause, axillary artery damageoften occurs concomitantly with injury of the brachial plexus [ 6 ]. Isolated axillary artery injury is extremely rare [ 7 ] and to our knowledge this is the only reported case of axillary artery injury due to late displacement of the fracture.…”