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A 34-year-old female asked:
What would the symptoms be if i injured the arteries or veins behind my collarbone?
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Dr. roberto Moyaanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 48 years experience
Interesting question: Your collarbone protect your vain and artery that supply and return blood to your entire arm with nerves This is called the brachial plexus Symptoms of irritation compression or lack of circulation will frequently cause weakness numbness tingling specially when bringing the arm up You can be born with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Or this can occur due to fractures clavicle and or rib compressing them
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
DependsOnTypeOfInjur: It depends on the type of the injury.A blunt injury may cause a bruise with or without hematoma.A puncture wound may cause active bleeding,more from an artery than vein
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Last updated Dec 11, 2016
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