[Arterial complications caused by using an axillary crutch].
BACKGROUND
Of all upper extremity emboli, up to twenty percent arise from an arterial, not a cardiac source.


METHODS
We report about a patient with recurrent embolism, caused by an axillary crutch-induced aneurysm of the axillary artery.


RESULTS
After revascularisation by embolectomy and axillo-brachial vein graft bypass, the patient was free of symptoms.


CONCLUSIONS
Angiography and duplex scanning were necessary for the correct diagnosis.
Tiesenhausen
K
K
Klinische Abteilung für Gefässchirurgie, Universitätsklinik Graz.
Amann
W
W
Koch
G
G
Kern
M
M
Scholz
R
R
D000368:Aged; D000674:Amputees; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000792:Angiography; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D003446:Crutches / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011312:Pressure; D012008:Recurrence; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
Arterielle Komplikation durch Verwendung einer Achselstützkrücke.