Forequarter amputation for open scapulothoracic dissociation: A case report and surgical technique
Arun Upreti,
Dibya Purush Dhakal,
Subarna Paudel
et al.
Abstract:Key Clinical MessageScapulothoracic dissociation is a rare upper extremity injury caused by high‐velocity trauma over anterolateral shoulder leading to disruption of scapulothoracic articulation. It is considered as a limb threatening injury. Very few cases of scapulothoracic dissociation have been reported in medical literature. In this article, we report a unique case of open injury involving laterally displaced and comminuted scapula accompanied by redundant acromioclavicular joint, total brachial plexus in… Show more
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