1. Axillary artery compression and thrombosis in throwing athletes
Michael J. Rohrer, MD *, Paul A. Cardullo, RN, BSN, RVT *, Arthur M. Pappas, MD **, David A. Phillips, MD ‡, H.Brownell Wheeler, MD * 
Journal of Vascular Surgery 
Volume 11, Issue 6, Pages (June 1990)
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2. Fig. 1
Arteriogram demonstrates thrombosis of the third portion of the axillary artery immediately anterior to the humeral head.
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3. Fig. 2
Follow-up angiogram after thrombolytic therapy shows normal appearing artery.
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4. Fig. 3
Oblique projection with arm elevated shows inducible occlusion of subclavian artery at thoracic outlet (open arrow) and at the level of the humeral head (closed arrow).
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5. Fig. 4
Arteriogram of right-handed minor league baseball pitcher with arm pain with his arm in the neutral (A) and throwing (B) position demonstrates inducible compression by the head of the humerus.
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6. Fig. 5
Stroboscopic photograph of act of pitching shows extreme arm range of motion present in pitchers. (Reproduced with permission from Tullos HS, King JW. Lesions of the pitching arm in adolescents. JAMA April 10, 1972;220: Fig. 1). Copyright 1972, American Medical Association.
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