Difficulty in diagnosing the pathological nature of an acute fracture of the clavicle: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Fractures of the clavicle comprise between 5% to10% of all fractures. Medial clavicular fractures are uncommon and are normally caused by high-energy trauma. A low impact mechanism of injury should raise suspicion of a pathological fracture, but this case report...

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Main Authors: Malik Shahbaz, Azad Saiqah, Malik Sheraz S, Hing Caroline B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Online Access:http://www.josr-online.com/content/4/1/21