Intercostal Entrapment of Clavicle Fracture Causing a Pulseless, Flaccid Upper Extremity.

Kluemper, Chase; Koestner, Tyler; Cowart, Justin; Higgins, Matt · J Hand Surg Am · 2018

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Limb-threatening vascular compromise from an isolated closed clavicle fracture is exceedingly rare. We report a case of a posteriorly angulated, closed clavicle fracture segment causing right upper-extremity ischemia, numbness, and paresis caused by entrapment of the clavicle between the first and second ribs.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy