Open traumatic scapulothoracic dissociation: Case report of a rare injury.

Trauma Case Rep

Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Penang General Hospital, Georgetown, Malaysia.

Published: December 2018

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Open traumatic scapulothoracic dissociation is a rare and devastating injury. We are reporting a 21-year-old male factory worker who sustained a traumatic open scapulothoracic dissociation. His left arm was caught in conveyer belts resulting the arm, scapula, clavicle, and pectoral muscle torn from the body by tremendous traction force. He presented with pulseless, flail and cold limb and was promptly resuscitated and surgically managed with forequarter amputation.

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