Malik, SS; Azad, S; Malik, S; Hing, CB
(2009)
Difficulty in diagnosing the pathological nature of an acute fracture of the clavicle: a case report.
J Orthop Surg Res, 4.
p. 21.
ISSN 1749-799X
https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-799X-4-21
SGUL Authors: Hing, Caroline Blanca
Abstract
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 highlights the difficulty in diagnosing the pathological nature of an acute fracture of the clavicle. We describe a patient who presented with a medial clavicular fracture after a simple fall but the fracture was diagnosed as pathological in retrospect four months after the initial presentation. We would also like to emphasise that the medial clavicle is the most frequent site of pathological fractures of the clavicle, and the possibility of an underlying pathological condition should be considered whenever a patient with a medial clavicular fracture is encountered.
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