The arterial supply of the clavicle.
This report based on delineation of the arterial system with 3 component plastic material on 10 human cadavers describes the arterial supply to the clavicle. The study was performed in 2 parts. One part, which showed the total arterial supply to the clavicle and one part with selective injections of the relevant arteries, with the intention of finding a central nutrient arterial supply to the clavicle. Three arteries were found to supply the clavicle: the suprascapular a.; the thoracoacromial a.; and the internal thoracic (mammary) a. The main supply was primarily periosteal. No nutrient artery was found.
Knudsen
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Andersen
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Krag
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000473:pathology*; D002968:Clavicle / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000473:pathology