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Enostosis of Clavicle Causing Severe Dyspnea by Compressing the Trachea Externally: Case Report
Author(s) -
Osman Cemil AKDEMİR,
Abdülaziz Kök,
Sedat Ziyade,
Mehmet Elmadağ,
Erkan Çakır,
Mehmet BİLGİN,
Ömer Soysal,
Nur BÜYÜKPINARBAŞLI
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bezmialem science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2148-2373
DOI - 10.14235/bas.galenos.2018.2211
Subject(s) - medicine , clavicle , surgery , anatomy
Clavicle is the bone that forms anterior border of shoulder arch. It lies on anterosuperior of thorax with first rib (1). At the upper thoracic inlet, around sternoclavicular joints area, both of clavicle are anotamically near with subclavian arteries and veins, both brachial plexuses esophagus and trachea, both carotid arteries and jugulary veins. Because of nearness to major vascular structures, brachial plexus, esophagus and trachea at thoracic inlet clavicle lessions, fractures and sternoclavicular dislocations -especially posterior dislocationscauses symptoms due to these structures being affected

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