Three methods of management of simple fracture of the clavicle in adults are described: the figure-of-8 splint, external immobilization in plaster of Paris and open reduction with internal ...

open fracture, polytrauma, and inadequate initial immobilization. A clavicular nonunion is rarely asymptomatic and often results in disability from pain at the site of nonunion, altered shoulder ...

There have been numerous injuries related to repeated stress, but this appears to be the first reported case of a fracture of the shaft of clavicle related to violent muscular contraction. It occurred ...

Absence of the clavicle results in a foreshortened appearance to the shoulder girdle. Therefore, fracture, loss, or shortening of the clavicle can result in significant disability. That is why it ...

Why is a clavicle easily fractured? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by William ...

At the hospital in Guyana, she was diagnosed with a left distal-third clavicle fracture and multiple rib fractures and was discharged home with a sling. She denied receiving any antibiotics at the ...