Citation

Kocer B, Gulbahar G, Aktekin CN, Gunal N, Birinci B, Dural K, Sakinci U. Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2007; 84(4): 1371-1372.

Affiliation

Division of Thoracic Surgery, Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. drbkocer@gmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.05.011

PMID

17889001

Abstract

Intrathoracic fracture dislocation of the humeral head due to a blunt trauma is very rare. It may be accompanied by local and systemic injuries associated with high-energy trauma. Because a limited number of cases were reported, appropriate treatment modality remains unclear. A case of intrathoracic humeral head fracture-dislocation caused by a high-speed motor vehicle accident is presented herewith, along with the treatment methods used within the scope of the current literature.

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