Introduction: Axillo-subclavian arterial injuries are generally associated with penetrating trauma. On rare occasion, blunt mechanisms can cause these injuries in the setting of high-energy trauma, humeral head or neck fractures, and severe glenohumeral dislocations. Glenohumeral dislocations sustained from ground-level falls are generally reduced in the emergency department without associated morbidity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBreast cancer survival has significantly improved over the past two decades. However, the diagnosis of breast cancer is lower and the mortality rate remains higher, in African American women (AA) compared to Caucasian-American women. The purpose of this investigation is to analyze postoperative events that may affect breast cancer survival.
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