Lesión de la arteria axilar secundaria a fractura del cuello del húmero. Reporte de caso

Fractures of the proximal humerus account over 75% of all humeral fractures in patients older than the age of 40 [1]. After the age of 50, women have a much higher incidence of these fractures than men, due to a higher incidence of osteoporosis. If the patient is less than 50 years old, high-energy trauma is the most common etiology. However, if the patient is over the age of 50, low energy mechanisms are more common [1]. Although axillary artery injury occurs frequently with dislocations of the shoulder and fractures of the clavicle, such injury is not commonly associated with fractures of the proximal humerus [2-5]. We present a patient with an axillary artery injury associated with a comminuted fracture of the proximal humerus.