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Ultrasonography of the forearm at follow-up examination. Ulnar artery (A, B) and common palmar finger artery (C). The ulnar artery was fully opened although a mural thrombus (arrow) remained. The finger artery showed resumed blood flow by Doppler technique.
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The posterior circumflex humeral artery, a branch of the axillary artery, is compressed by the humeral head during repeated abduction and external rotation of the shoulder joint owing to its anatomical structure. This damages the vascular endothelium, resulting in thrombi, arterial dissection, and aneurysms, a condition known as posterior, circumfl...
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... The patient was able to participate in the official games by the seventh week after the start of treatment. Thereafter, he returned to his original level of activity without symptom flare-ups. A follow-up ultrasonography nine weeks after the start of treatment showed further regression, although the thrombus in the ulnar artery remained (Fig. 4). Magnetic resonance angiography, performed to evaluate the thrombus in the axillary artery, showed that the proximal thrombus had disappeared. Symptoms and imaging were improving, but the thrombus had not completely resolved on the final ultrasound examination. Therefore, the patient was scheduled to undergo another examination 6 ...
