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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Journal

2003

腋動脈栓塞剝離;臂神經叢病變;摩托車意外;axillary artery thrombosis and dissection;brachial plexopathy;motorcycle accident

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Traumatic Dissection Of Axillary Artery And Brachial Plexopathy After Motorcycle Accident: A Casereport, Wen-Chy Hou, Chen-Liang Chou, Tcho-Jen Liu, Rai-Chi Chan, Cheng-Hsiung Huang Sep 2003

Traumatic Dissection Of Axillary Artery And Brachial Plexopathy After Motorcycle Accident: A Casereport, Wen-Chy Hou, Chen-Liang Chou, Tcho-Jen Liu, Rai-Chi Chan, Cheng-Hsiung Huang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

At present time, motorcycle accident can be found frequently. It not only can lead to abrasion, and fracture, thrombosis and nerve injury as well. This casereport presented with a 23 year-old male suffered from a motorcycle accident, with multiple abrasion wound over body. He was first sent to emergency room at LMD with x-ray taken and revealed no fracture. This patient presented with inability to raise his right arm, thus the doctor attributed the condition to his pain. After five hours at observation room, patient and his family found his right upper limb was cold and pulseless. The emergency angiography …