Affiliation:
1. Universidade Estadual de Campinas – UNICAMP, Brazil
Abstract
Case report of an acute arterial obstruction in the upper limb secondary to thrombosis of the axillary artery caused by chronic use of crutches. The authors make a brief review of the literature and discuss it in relation to the present case.
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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