LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Crutch-related acute arterial thrombosis in upper limb: case report

Basílio, Maurício dos Reis; Cantador, Alex Aparecido; Molinari, Giovani José Dal Poggetto; Menezes, Fábio Hüsemann.

J. vasc. bras; 13 (4), 2014

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....

Trombosis, Arteria Axilar, Muletas/efectos adversos, Extremidad Superior/lesiones

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Bilateral wrist drop complicating axillary crutches mobilization in a young adult

Ogunlusi, JD; Davids, T; Edward, S; Codrington, K; Fausette, G.

West Indian med. j; 62 (6), 2013

OBJECTIVE: Axillary crutches are simple rehabilitative devices that are globally used temporarily or permanently to assist in ambulation of patients and rarely present with complication. This report is about bilateral wrist drop incidentally noticed in a young adult patient mobilized on axillary crutches...

Plexo Braquial/anatomía & histología, Neuropatías del Plexo Braquial/etiología, Neuropatías del Plexo Braquial/rehabilitación, Muletas/efectos adversos, Entrenamiento de Fuerza

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