Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow

Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society (대한견·주관절의학회)
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Unusual and nondescript type of distal clavicular fracture

  • Received : 2021.03.22
  • Accepted : 2021.04.24
  • Published : 2021.06.01
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Abstract

Displaced fracture of the distal third of the clavicle usually occurs after direct trauma to the shoulder and typically results in superior displacement of the proximal fragment. We report a previously undescribed case of downward displacement of the clavicle caused by a fall on an outstretched hand, and we suggest the mechanism of injury.

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