OBJECTIVE:Neonatal clavicle fracture has been previously reported to occur in association with shoulder dystocia, suggesting liability on behalf of the obstetrician. However, clavicle fracture is ...

In some cases, it is so mild that it is not diagnosed until the fracture begins to heal and a bump in the bone (callus) is noticed at the collarbone. In a newborn, a broken clavicle almost always ...

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.

FRACTURES of the clavicle can almost invariably be satisfactorily treated by conservative measures. The fragments unite easily and quickly, and the functional results are good, even though there ...