Subclavian thrombosis is not an uncommon disease following an injury. It has been reported following se vere trauma to mere hyperabduction of the arm. Hereto fore it has not been reported following a hockey injury. I wish to report two cases where subclavian thrombosis occurred following a hockey injury. The records of the National Hockey League for a 3-year period along with the world literature have been reviewed. The mecha nisms producing the thrombosis and pathogenesis are described along with the modes of diagnosis and treat ment.
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