Axillary artery injury after an anterior shoulder fracture dislocation and "periosteal sleeve avulsion of the rotator cuff" (SARC). Case report and review of the literature

Ash Chehata; F Hamish Morgan; Luke Bonato

doi:10.1016/j.tcr.2017.01.010

Axillary artery injury after an anterior shoulder fracture dislocation and "periosteal sleeve avulsion of the rotator cuff" (SARC). Case report and review of the literature

Trauma Case Rep. 2017 Jan 20:8:5-10. doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2017.01.010. eCollection 2017 Apr.

Authors

Ash Chehata^{1

2}, F Hamish Morgan^{2

3

4}, Luke Bonato^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
² Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Australia.
³ Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
⁴ Alfred Health, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

Abstract

We present the rare complication of an axillary artery injury associated with an anterior dislocation of the humerus and what we believe to be the first reported periosteal sleeve avulsion of the entire rotator cuff (SARC). We review the literature and discuss the cause of this unusual injury pattern.

Keywords: Axillary artery; Periosteal sleeve avulsion; SARC; Shoulder fracture dislocation.

Publication types

Case Reports