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- Title
Late onset venous thoracic outlet syndrome following clavicle non-union fracture: A case report.
- Authors
Wong, Daniel J; Holm, Tammy M; Dyer, George S M; Gates, Jonathan D
- Abstract
A 59-year-old woman was admitted three times over a six-month period with recurrent upper extremity deep venous thrombosis (UEDVT). It was determined that this patient was suffering from an unusual presentation of Paget-Schröetter syndrome secondary to a 20-year-old non-union of a midshaft clavicle fracture. Following thrombolysis the patient underwent resection and plate fixation of the clavicle fracture non-union. Despite the anatomic proximity of the subclavian vessels to the clavicle, vascular complications from fracture are rare. Treatment of midshaft clavicle fractures is often non-operative. Non-union rates are generally less than 10%, and easily treated secondarily without complication. Clavicular pseudo-arthroses from trauma have been implicated in the development of the thoracic outlet syndromes, however, onset 20 years after fracture has never before been reported.
- Publication
Vascular, 2015, Vol 23, Issue 2, p183
- ISSN
1708-539X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1177/1708538114538253