Double Trouble: Two Scapulothoracic Dissociation in a Single Head-On Collision

Authors

  • Ng Bing Wui Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital Segamat, Johor, Malaysia
  • Ong Kean Long Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital Segamat, Johor, Malaysia
  • Mohammad Fittry Bin Safian Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital Segamat, Johor, Malaysia
  • Abdul Muttalib Bin Abdul Wahid MS Ortho (UKM), Head of Department, Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital Segamat, Johor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v3i3.97

Keywords:

Scapulothoracic dissociation, Subclavian artery injury, Amputation

Abstract

Scapulothoracic dissociation is a potentially limb-threatening and life-threatening high energy injury. Diagnosis could be obscured due to other associated trauma sustained by the patient. We present a rare case of motor vehicle accident involving 2 motorcyclists who collided onto each other, resulting in both victims sustaining left upper limb scapulothoracic dissociation.

International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 03 No. 03 July’19. Page: 169-171

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Published

2019-05-25

How to Cite

Wui, N. B., Long, O. K., Safian, M. F. B., & Abdul Wahid, A. M. B. (2019). Double Trouble: Two Scapulothoracic Dissociation in a Single Head-On Collision. International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS), 3(3), 169–171. https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v3i3.97

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2019)

Section

Case Report

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