ANY consideration of injury to the clavicle must take into account certain fundamentals. In the first place, absence of the clavicle is not incompatible with normal function of the shoulder girdle.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “I’ve been doing this now for over 25 years,” he said. “Clavicle fractures always are a part of our practice.” ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . TAMPA, Fla. — Results showed patients who undergo operative fixation of transverse or Z-type midshaft clavicle ...

The clavicle links the upper extremity to the appendicular skeleton and is stabilized by a series of strong ligaments medially and laterally. In the United States, clavicle fractures account for 5% of ...

Diagnosing clavicle fractures is usually not too difficult given the usual deformity that results from the injury. X-rays of clavicle fractures can look alarming due to how angulated the fractures can ...

Clavicle, or collarbone, fractures often result from high-energy activities such as skiing and snowboarding. Most commonly, clavicle fractures are the result of a direct blow to the shoulder.

What is Clavicle Fracture / Broken Collarbone? Clavicle fracture or broken collarbone is a very common fracture that occurs in the young as well as the old. Despite its name, the collarbone or the ...

Data were extracted from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), a publicly available database representing approximately 100 emergency departments in the United States. NEISS was ...